Digital Video Analysis Software Updated

June 25, 2012

Transana 2.50 is now available, offering new features.


Understanding Peer Bullying

June 19, 2012

Bullying is a serious health concern for middle school students.


Rebuilding and Reforming Higher Education in Iraq

June 15, 2012

In their efforts to help rebuild the nation, Iraqi universities emphasize professional programs like engineering, medicine, and law, but also support humanities and the liberal arts. But rebuilding and reform are taking place in the midst of heightened political turmoil.


Learning to Speak the Language

June 15, 2012

A student’s English language proficiency affects his or her school experience in fundamental ways. This holds especially true for English Learner (EL) students, whose life trajectories are shaped by how effectively teachers evaluate their proficiency in academic English and content knowledge.


Beth Graue on MadisonCommons.org

June 12, 2012

Beth Graue discusses how summer vacation affects student learning (MadisonCommons.org, 12 June).


Wisconsin Statewide Value-Added Project

June 11, 2012

School districts participating in the Wisconsin Statewide Value-Added project receive value-added estimates based on results from the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam for their district and their schools compared to the state average.


Grab This Generation

June 4, 2012

In the current issue of BOSS Magazine, Gloria Ladson-Billings discusses the need to “grab this generation” of students.


African American Students and Reading Interventions

May 28, 2012

Cathy Compton-Lilly finds that African American students and European American students who receive a complete Reading Recovery program have statistically comparable success rates, although a gap remains.


The Persistence of Gaps in Student Achievement

May 21, 2012

The purpose of Critical Race Theory (CRT) is social justice.


Adam Gamoran in the Wisconsin State Journal

May 17, 2012

Adam Gamoran comments on graduation rates in the Madison School District (Wisconsin State Journal, 17 May).


Hot Topics, Civil Discussions

May 15, 2012

If you watch TV political news coverage, listen to talk radio, or read blog comments, you’re exposed to lots of opinion. It’s often heated, and often uncivil. Have we lost the capacity for thoughtful debate?


Learning to Speak the Language

May 14, 2012

Federal accountability provisions require states to establish accountability systems for English language programs in school districts that support EL students.


Download Library Serves ELL Teachers

May 7, 2012

WIDA’s download library offers dozens of reports, guidelines, and other resources, many at no cost.


Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Houston Chronicle

May 4, 2012

Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses ways to bring more efficiencies to student loan programs in general and to Texas Grants in particular (Houston Chronicle, 4 May).


Documenting Cultural Changes in Africa

May 1, 2012

UW–Madison education professor Amy Stambach is fascinated by the many ways that education and religion intersect.