Allen Phelps in the Wisconsin State Journal

January 18, 2013

Allen Phelps, former director of the Center on Education and Work, says Madison Area Technical College's search for a new president should draw several qualified candidates, in part because of the college's increasingly close relationship with UW-Madison (Wisconsin State Journal, 18 Jan.).


Upping Value-Added Knowledge in Northeast Wisconsin

January 15, 2013

Sean McLaughlin is a rare breed. As a self-proclaimed data geek, that McLaughlin is comfortable interpreting a screen full of graphs, charts, and numbers does not come as a surprise.


Where Students are Trilingual and Serious about Learning

January 14, 2013

As a trainer for Families and Schools Together, Chris Daniel is accustomed to flying here and there. But Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were new territory.


Creating Dynamic Digital Text for STEM Instruction

January 14, 2013

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction in schools and colleges still tends to be static.


How Does Early Algebra Effect Students’ Algebra-Readiness?

January 7, 2013

It’s generally agreed that students should experience a long-term, sustained algebra education beginning in the elementary grades.


$15 Million Grant to Improve Student Achievement

January 2, 2013

More than 4,000 students and their families will be better prepared for success in school thanks to a new initiative based at WCER.


Visualizing Regional Climate Change

December 26, 2012

Sandra Rutherford and colleagues work to improve climate literacy in the Great Lakes region.


Professional Speaking: CEW’s Careers Conference 2013 to Discuss Careers in Rapidly Changing World

December 20, 2012

Career development begins at birth. By kindergarten, kids are already imagining the job they want when they grow up. Once they’re adults, dreams of a great job and fulfilling career only get more intense.


Sara Goldrick-Rab and Robert Kelchen in Inside Higher Ed

December 18, 2012

Sara Goldrick-Rab and Robert Kelchen find that guaranteeing a Pell Grant to students who qualify for free school lunch in 8th grade could increase college retention rates (Inside Higher Ed, 18 Dec.).


Implementing a Workflow Visualization System

December 18, 2012

Educators need data systems that will better document the implementation history of complex cyberlearning interventions, including their contexts, rationale, iterations and outcomes.


Value-Added Measurement: What It Is and Is Not

December 15, 2012

Whether we’re measuring teacher skills or school performance, value-added evaluation continues to shape our definition of successful education.


Assessment Design and Presidential Palaces in Kazakhstan

December 13, 2012

David Williamson Shaffer visited Kazakhstan in September to deliver the keynote address at the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) 2012 conference.


Engineering Success

December 12, 2012

It’s not common to see a graduate student participating in a National Science Foundation review panel. Consider Golnaz Arastoopour an outlier.


Models of Success at Minority Serving Institutions

December 3, 2012

There are many models of success at minority-serving institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Tribal colleges and universities


Three Goals for K-12 STEM Education

November 26, 2012

A report from the National Research Council establishes indicators for measuring improvements to the K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education system