Hungry, homeless and in college
December 4, 2015
Sara Goldrick-Rab and Katharine Broton cowrote the OpEd, "Hungy, Homeless, and in College," (New York Times, 4 Dec.)
STEMMing the Tide of Bias: Video Game Teaches Professors How Discrimination Feels
December 3, 2015 | By Lynn Armitage
Brett Woods knows all too well what racial bias feels like.
La Follette Research Professor Recognized for his Work in Data-driven Education Policy
December 1, 2015
Rob Meyer is appointed to the national Moneyball for Government All-Star team, which focuses on data-driven policy (LaFollette School of Public Affairs, 1 Dec).
Technology moves into Madison’s classrooms with a device for every student
November 29, 2015
Richard Halverson says digital devices can help students learn but only if teachers first learn how to use them effectively (Wisconsin State Journal, 29 Nov.)
Local researchers will search for solutions to stubborn achievement gaps
November 25, 2015
Eric Grodsky leads effort to study why some state schools have had more success than others in narrowing achievement gaps across racial lines and income levels. (Wisconsin State Journal, 25 Nov.)
DPI and UW-Madison education researchers team up in $5.2 million grant to reduce gaps in opportunity
November 24, 2015
Strong research collaboration aimed at helping all kids succeed
$5.2 million grant targets student achievement gaps
November 24, 2015
WCER and the WI Department of Public Instruction receive $5.2 million grant to study student achievement gaps (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov.)
Topple traditional hierarchies to embrace minority students
November 20, 2015
Clif Conrad says improving race relations at universities must go beyond diversity plans and disrupt the mainstream culture (The Capital Times, 20 Nov.)
Policymakers misdiagnose skills needed to fill jobs gap
November 19, 2015
Matt Hora says Wisconsin policymakers have misdiagnosed the "skills gap" problem and have devised overly narrow policy solutions (Isthmus, 19 Nov.)
“Seven Questions” with Sara Goldrick-Rab
November 16, 2015
Wisconsin HOPE Lab Examines College Living Costs
And That’s My Opinion!
November 3, 2015
The Center for Ethics and Education’s Paula McAvoy suggests that “fixing” education might best begin not by building charter schools but by improving the current infrastructure (New York Times, 3 Nov.)
To Educate a Diverse Nation, Topple the Ivory Tower
November 2, 2015
Clif Conrad discusses how to increase the college graduation rate for diverse students
Program Prepares Mathematics Education Researchers for Careers
October 28, 2015
A mathematics training program at WCER is helping answer the nation’s need for a continuing supply of experts who can provide an empirical basis for curriculum design, assessment, instruction, and learning environments, and who can determine the effectiveness of educational programs and policies.
“Seven Questions” with Aydin Bal
October 28, 2015
Aydin Bal is leading an initiative to improve equity in schools across Wisconsin by implementing Culturally Responsive Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (CRPBIS), a framework he developed to prompt locally meaningful and sustainable change in schools.
Wisconsin’s academic achievement gap remains nation’s widest
October 28, 2015
VARC's Bradley Carl says gaps between white and black students often foreshadow inequalities in other aspects of their lives (Wisconsin Public Radio, 28 Oct.)
