Building Capacity for Special Education in Turkey

August 6, 2012

Special education students in Turkey are benefiting from a collaboration between Kimber Wilkerson and two former graduate students in the department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education.


Matching Strategies for Observational Studies with Multilevel Data

July 30, 2012

Peter Steiner has received support from the Institute of Education Sciences to develop a theoretical background for matching designs and techniques with observational multilevel data and to derive guidelines for educational researchers who have already started using multilevel matching techniques in their analyses.


How Students Become Politically Involved

July 23, 2012

Adolescence is an important time for the development of political identity and engagement. Political experiences during this phase of life shape future engagement


Mark Connolly on insidehighered.com

July 19, 2012

Mark Connolly comments on changing trends in doctoral students' career paths (insidehighered.com, 19 July).


Adam Gamoran on Madison.com

July 19, 2012

Adam Gamoran says student achievement scores show that Wisconsin has a "long way to go in all our racial/ethnic groups" (Madison.com, 19 July).


Sara Goldrick-Rab on PBS Learning Matters

July 17, 2012

Sara Goldrick-Rab is among discussants on the importance of community colleges (PBS Learning Matters, 17 July).


Adam Gamoran on Madison.com

July 17, 2012

Adam Gamoran says recalibrated student achievement results released by the Department of Public Instruction offer a more honest reckoning of where Wisconsin students stand relative to other students across the nation (Madison.com, 17 July).


Building Family Engagement in Title I Schools

July 17, 2012

On Aug. 23 Professors Adam Gamoran and Lynn McDonald will present preliminary results from a federally funded study on systematically building social capital in Title I schools.


Using Research to Narrow Gaps

July 15, 2012

African-American, Latino, and other students of color have much poorer odds of succeeding in public schools than do their White counterparts. But those odds can be improved.


Graduate Students Win More Awards

July 9, 2012

The Interdisciplinary Training Program in the Education Sciences prepares young education science scholars to provide solid evidence of “what works” in education.


Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Daily Kos

July 7, 2012

Sara Goldrick-Rab comments on the effects of neoliberal policies on education (Daily Kos, 7 July)


Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Capital Times

July 3, 2012

Sara Goldrick-Rab comments on pressures faced by university administrations in tough economic times (Capital Times, 3 July).


Sara Goldrick-Rab in The Chronicle

July 2, 2012

Sara Goldrick-Rab says market-based solutions increase inequality in higher education (The Chronicle, 2 July).


Life in Early Childhood Settings

July 2, 2012

A high-quality prekindergarten (preK) education can prepare children for academic success in kindergarten and help develop the social and emotional skills to cope with the demands of early schooling.


Teaching the Art of Forgiveness in War-Torn Places

July 2, 2012

It’s difficult to imagine being able to forgive someone for the destruction and killing that occurred during ‘The Troubles.’