Media Mentions
Richard Halverson in UW–MadisonNews
June 16, 2011
Richard Halverson and Morgridge Institute colleagues have released the digital game Virulent, which teaches key concepts in systems biology. UW–Madison News. (June 16, 2011)
Terry Millar in The Scientist
June 15, 2011
WCER researcher Terry Millar says legislative proposals to bar the university from using WiscNet could mean paying up to four times as much with private providers (The Scientist, 15 June)
Beth Graue in the New York Times
June 13, 2011
Beth Graue comments on the practice of delaying children's entry to kindergarten (New York Times, 13 June).
Sara Goldrick-Rab in Education Week, Diplomas Count
June 9, 2011
Sara Goldrick-Rab comments on community colleges' booming popularity (Education Week, Diplomas Count, 9 June, subscription required for full story).
Adam Gamoran in the Wisconsin State Journal
June 8, 2011
Madison is one of 6 state districts that didn’t meet the federal law No Child Left Behind goals in 2010-11; Adam Gamoran says schools should be judged instead on how much progress they make from one year to the next (Wisconsin State Journal, 8 June).
Rob Meyer on WKOW TV
June 8, 2011
Rob Meyer discusses school evaluation according to NCLB and Value-Added assessment (WKOW TV 27, 8 June).
Adam Gamoran in the Wisconsin State Journal
June 7, 2011
Adam Gamoran says judging school success based on where students are in a single point in time makes no sense. Rather, we should judge schools on how much progress they make with students from one year to the next (Wisconsin State Journal, 7 June).
Kurt Squire and Constance Steinkuehler in the Isthmus
May 20, 2011
Kurt Squire and Constance Steinkuehler work with video game developers to bridge the gap between games academics ad industry (Isthmus, 20 May).
Adam Gamoran in Science
May 12, 2011
Adam Gamoran comments on the National Research Council's study of successful STEM education in K-12 schools (Science, 12 May).
Richard Halverson on Maryland Gazette.net
May 11, 2011
Richard Halverson comments on how technology can improve school cultures without adding significantly to education budgets (Maryland Gazette.net, 11 May).
Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Madison Capital Times
May 2, 2011
Sara Goldrick-Rab comments on how the Chancellor's proposed New Badger Partnership may affect access and affordability for low- and middle-income students (Madison Capital Times, 2 May).
VARC in Education Week
April 27, 2011
WCER’s Value Added Research Center has expanded its technical assistance since the 1990s. It recently won a contract to help Los Angeles carry out a pilot program using value-added data (Education Week, 27 April, subscription required for full story).
Rob Meyer on KPCC Radio
April 12, 2011
Rob Meyer participates in a radio interview about the Value-Added Research Center's work in the Los Angeles Unified School District (KPCC Radio, 12 April).
Robert Meyer in the Journal Sentinell
April 7, 2011
VARC director Robert Meyer says the reason Milwaukee's voucher schools have not done better is perhaps because their test results have not been disclosed previously and those performing at the bottom have not been pressured to improve (Journal Sentinel, 7 April).
Gary Cook in Education Week
April 6, 2011
WIDA's Gary Cook discusses complexities involved when several states try to determine common definitions and criteria for English Language Learners (Education Week, 6 April).
