A multilevel analysis of Coleman’s equality of educational opportunity data
October 23, 2015
In an analysis of the landmark 1966 “Coleman Report,” researchers Geoffrey Borman and Maritza Dowling determined that both the racial and socioeconomic makeups of a school are 1¾-times more important in determining a student’s educational outcomes than the student’s own race, ethnicity or social class. (Washington Post, 23 Oct.)
Supporting Young English Learners and Their Teachers
October 21, 2015
Celia Genishi, Professor Emerita of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University presents "‘My Mommy Doesn’t Speak English’: Supporting Young English Learners and Their Teachers"
Wisconsin Collaborative Education Research Network and Erica Halverson in Madison Magazine
October 7, 2015
The Wisconsin Collaborative Education Research Network and Erica Halverson’s work with the Madison Public Library Bubbler project are two of 35 social innovations that made Madison Magazine’s 2015 M List.
Cultivating Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
October 6, 2015
"Cultivating Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: How Teaching with Empathy Can Improve Learning for Diverse Students"
MSAN Student Conference in Wisconsin State Journal, Capital Times
October 6, 2015
About 200 students from 20 school districts and 10 states attended this year’s national Minority Student Achievement Network Student Conference and resulted in coverage by the Wisconsin State Journal, The Capital Times, and the Princeton High School Tower.
Families and Schools Together in the Philadelphia Tribune
October 6, 2015
The Families and Schools Together program continues its good work in Philadelphia. (Philadelphia Tribune, 6 Oct.)
U.S. student leaders meet in Madison to address academic achievement gaps
October 5, 2015
Verona Area School District, UW-Madison host 16th annual MSAN Student Conference
Christine Pribbenow in the Badger Herald
October 5, 2015
Christine Pribbenow discusses launch of NIH-funded video game that uncovers unconscious racial bias in STEM higher education (Badger Herald, 5 Oct.)
Wisconsin HOPE Lab in Inside Higher Education
September 28, 2015
Wisconsin HOPE Lab researchers explain why cuts in higher education funding disproportionately hurt students at community colleges (Inside Higher Education, 28 Sept.)
Center for Ethics and Education at UW-Madison Announces Inaugural Fellows
July 22, 2015
The Center for Ethics and Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the first academic center of its kind in the United States, announced its appointment of five inaugural senior fellows.
Beth Graue and Anita Wager in the Capital Times
July 22, 2015
Beth Graue and Anita Wager discuss teaching math to young children (Capital Times, 22 July)
PRIME approach improves teacher implementation of student behavior plans
July 21, 2015
Disruptive classroom behavior across grade levels has worsened in recent years, according to teachers polled by Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2012. More than half of the teachers questioned said they wish they could spend less time disciplining students.
Multidisciplinary $10 Million NIH Grant Accelerates Mentoring to Diversify Science
July 21, 2015
Christine Pfund is using a decade’s worth of knowledge improving mentoring outcomes to serve a key role on a multidisciplinary, multi-institution team recently awarded a $10 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop a national research mentoring network.
Hess Named Next School of Education Dean
July 16, 2015
Diana Hess, senior vice president of the Spencer Foundation in Chicago, has been named the next dean of UW-Madison’s School of Education. Hess, who is also a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, will begin Aug. 1.
Jerlando Jackson in the Capital Times
July 13, 2015
Jerlando Jackson leads community effort to help young men of color with 'My Brother's Keeper' (Capital Times, 12 July)
