Media Mentions
Rob Meyer on the Journal Sentinel
December 25, 2010
Value-Added Research Center director Rob Meyer recalls working with states that have implemented the "Milwaukee Model" for data-driven teacher-improvement strategies, as Wisconsin's State Superintendent of Public Instruction creates a team to develop a statewide evaluation system for principals and teachers (Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec.)
Sara Goldrick-Rab and Douglas Harris on InsideHigherEd.com
December 10, 2010
Sara Goldrick-Rab and Douglas Harris point to cost-effective ways to help more students graduate from college (InsideHigherEd.com, 10 December).
Allan Odden in the Wisconsin State Journal
November 27, 2010
Allan Odden comments on efforts to move outstanding educators to struggling schools (Wisconsin State Journal, 27 Nov.).
Madeline Hafner in the Wisconsin State Journal
November 22, 2010
Minority Student Achievement Network director Madeline Hafner comments on a proposal for an all-male charter school in Madison (Wisconsin State Journal, 22 Nov.).
Steven Kimball in the La Crosse Tribune
November 14, 2010
Steven Kimball comments on Governor-elect Walker's plans for teacher evaluation and pay (La Crosse Tribune, 14 Nov).
Adam Gamoran in the Wisconsin State Journal
November 10, 2010
Adam Gamoran remarks on the value of Advanced Placement classes (Wisconsin State Journal, 10 Nov).
Allan Odden in Education Week
November 10, 2010
Allan Odden urges school districts to revamp their entire pay schedules, rather than just tinker with lane increases (Education Week, 10 Nov).
VARC in the LA Times
November 9, 2010
The Los Angeles Board of Education has approved a contract with WCER's Value-Added Research Center to analyze teachers' effectiveness in raising students' standardized test scores (LA Times, 9 Nov).
Adam Gamoran in Education Week
November 5, 2010
Adam Gamoran says states should be required to share student data with researchers as a condition of receiving federal grants to build databases (Education Week, 5 Nov.).
Adam Gamoran on Education Week
November 1, 2010
Adam Gamoran comments on the Institute of Education Sciences' decision to accept some additional research methods as meeting the highest quality bar (Education Week).
MSAN in the Harvard Education Letter
November 1, 2010
In the face of increasing segregation in public schools, the Minority Student Achievement Network works to raise the achievement of African American and Latino students (Harvard Education Letter, v. 26 no. 5).
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime recognizes Families and Schools Together
October 31, 2010
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime recognizes Families and Schools Together (FAST) as an effective evidence-based family skills program.
VARC in the New York Times
October 20, 2010
The Value-Added Research Center is evaluating teacher contributions to student learning in New York City's 4th and 8th grades (New York Times, 20 Oct.).
Rob Meyer on DallasNews.com
October 12, 2010
Rob Meyer discusses the goal of Value Added Assessment (DallasNews.com, 12 Oct.).
Sara Goldrick-Rab on InTheseTimes.com and The New Republic
October 7, 2010
Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses reform in the world of community colleges (InTheseTimes.com and The New Republic).
