Gary Cook in ThinkProgress
August 26, 2014
WIDA's Gary Cook explains that Common Core Standards do not pose a threat to homeschoolers, despite what some claim (ThinkProgress, 26 August)
WCER in School of Education Learning Connections
August 1, 2014
WCER celebrating 50 years of informing teaching and learning (School of Education Learning Connections)
Self-Affirmation Exercises Found To Boost Some Achievement
July 30, 2014
Self-affirmation writing exercises improved the achievement, especially in mathematics, of students who may suffer from stereotype threat.
WIDA Goes Global with Summer Academy for International Schools
July 30, 2014
From Afghanistan to Zambia, international schools are reconsidering their approach to teaching English language learners, and many are looking to tap into WIDA’s expertise.
Gloria Ladson-Billings in the Huffington Post
July 30, 2014
Gloria Ladson-Billings discusses the disproportionately large percentages of black student suspensions (30 July, Huffington Post)
Afterschool Program Reduces Mobility Among Some Families
July 1, 2014
An afterschool program for children and families was found to substantially reduce the school mobility of Black students who otherwise were especially likely to change schools. Improved relationships among families help explain this finding.
Quantifying Uncertainty: David Kaplan Explains the Usefulness of Bayesian Statistics
June 23, 2014
To most academics, and even many statisticians, the world of Bayesian statistics remains a dark and dangerous realm, rarely visited and greatly feared.
David Williamson Shaffer on NPR
June 23, 2014
A private university in Chicago has become the first in the country to make video games a varsity sport; David Williamson Shaffer comments (23 June, NPR.org)
Bonnie Doren in the School of Education News
June 20, 2014
Bonnie Doren receives Distinguished Career in Rehabilitation Research Award.
Klausmeier in School of Education News
June 19, 2014
Colleagues recall work of education research pioneer Klausmeier (School of Education News)
David Schaffer: PI Interview
June 16, 2014
David Schaffer: Professor of Educational Psychology, Director of Epistemic Games Group
Annalee G. Good in Education Week
June 10, 2014
VARC's Annalee G. Good is co-author of the new book, "Equal Scrutiny: Privatization and Accountability in Digital Education." (Education Week)
Department Chairs Become Instructional Leaders
June 2, 2014
Distributed throughout a high school, department chairs are ideally positioned to help increase student learning, and yet they receive little or no formal training, and there is no universally accepted job description.
Susan Smetzer-Anderson in The Cap Times
May 28, 2014
Susan Smetzer-Anderson praises Madison Metropolitan School District Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham's work to address the achievement gap in the city's schools. (28 May, The Cap Times)
Tackling Racial Disparities in School Discipline
May 22, 2014
MSAN hosted its 2014 Institute on April 14 and 15 in Madison, attracting hundreds of educators from public school districts
