Douglas Harris in the Huffington Post
March 7, 2012
Douglas Harris says publishing teachers' value added scores is ill-conceived (Huffington Post, 7 March).
Spanish Academic Language Standards & Assessment
March 5, 2012
WIDA staff are collaborating with the Illinois State Board of Education to develop and implement academic Spanish language development standards for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
Sara Goldrick-Rab on Madison.com
March 2, 2012
Sara Goldrick-Rab takes issue with the idea that "some kids just aren’t college material" (Madison.com, 2 March).
Douglas Harris in Gotham Schools,
March 1, 2012
Douglas Harris says teacher value-added ratings might best be used to give low-rated teachers more training or principal observations (Gotham Schools, 1 March).
Improving Health Through the HIV/AIDS Curriculum
March 1, 2012
In AIDS-afflicted areas, the task of caring for ill parents or relatives often falls on children, and these responsibilities compel many students to drop out of school.
Douglas Harris on To The Point
February 28, 2012
Douglas Harris discussed public dissemination of teacher effectiveness scores (To The Point, KCRW.org, 28 Feb.).
VARC Collaborates with Tulsa Schools
February 27, 2012
The Value-Added Research project has entered Year 2 in a collaboration with the Tulsa Public Schools.
Rob Meyer in the NY Post
February 25, 2012
Rob Meyer comments on the system New York uses to evaluate Grade 4-8 teachers (NY Post, 25 Feb.).
Sara Goldrick-Rab in Marketplace
February 24, 2012
Sara Goldrick-Rab says just over half of full-time students at four-year colleges graduate in six years (Marketplace, 24 Feb.)
Gary Cook in Education Week
February 22, 2012
Gary Cook and colleagues have produced a a guidebook for the U.S. ED Department to help states set new proficiency standards and academic-achievement targets for English-language learners (Education Week, 22 February).
Improving Evaluations for Teachers and Principals
February 20, 2012
Steve Kimball and WCER colleagues are working with the Department of Public Instruction’s Educator Effectiveness Design Team to develop frameworks for teacher and principal evaluation.
Timothy Boals in The Guardian
February 14, 2012
Timothy Boals discusses the challenges of educating a growing number of students who are English Language Learners (The Guardian, 14 Feb.).
Network Promotes Climate Science
February 13, 2012
Sandra Rutherford and colleagues are working to advance discovery and understanding of climate science
Team Teaching Practices Affect Value-Added Measurements
February 12, 2012
Schools can be closed. Compensation for teachers and principals can be affected.
Madeline Hafner on Madison.com
February 7, 2012
MSAN Director Madeline Hafner comments on a new plan to close the achievement gap in Madison schools (Madison.com, 7 Feb.).
