School of Education In the News

Recent media coverage of School of Education, faculty, staff and students:

2011

Kent Peterson, professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is quoted in an article about a long-simmering staff conflict at one Madison elementary school. Wisconsin State Journal, January 16, 2011
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_e67f6e04-2133-11e0-82d2-001cc4c002e0.html

Beth Graue, a professor of early childhood education in Curriculum and Instruction, comments that class-size reduction policies became popular during a time of economic boom.Stateline website, January 19, 2011
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=542948

2010

Li Li Ji, professor of Kinesiology, is highlighted for his role in creating the program to bring elite Chinese athletes to UW-Madison. The Capital Times, December 16, 2010.
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/university/article_719f8bb0-0850-11e0-a262-001cc4c03286.html

Sara Goldrick-Rab and Douglas Harris, professors in Educational Policy Studies, weigh the relative costs and benefits of popular student-success measures, such as reducing student-faculty ratios, in a working paper, which is discussed in an online article. Inside Higher Ed, December 10, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/12/10/productivity

The first installation in the Art Department's new "Hi/Lo Gallery" - the elevator that goes to the sixth and seventh floors of the Humanities Building - is featured. Wisconsin State Journal, December 2, 2010
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/article_167d626e-fe66-11df-8026-001cc4c002e0.html

Kathleen T. Horning, director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, talks about unheralded or forgotten children’s books about the holidays. Wisconsin State Journal, November 27, 2010
http://host.madison.com/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/books/article_d018bb6e-d6a2-5f94-9e97-018b85477587.html

Allan R. Odden, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and co-director of the Strategic Management of Human Capital project, commented on successful initiatives by urban schools to recruit better teaching candidates. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 27, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/110919399.html

Gloria Ladson-Billings, the Kellner Family Professor in Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, cited in an article about development of a charter middle school in Madison. Wisconsin State Journal, November 26, 2010
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_4530310a-f997-11df-a3c5-001cc4c03286.html

Adam Gamoran, director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, and Carole Trone, director of the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth in Education Outreach and Partnerships, are quoted in an article about the challenges of serving gifted and talented students. Wisconsin State Journal, November 9, 2010
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_3d7e0ec8-e9d9-11df-8bac-001cc4c03286.html

Kathleen T. Horning, director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, comments in an article about the paucity of black characters in quality children’s literature in an article about “Zora and Me,” by Victoria Bond and Tanya Simon. New York Times, November 1, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/books/02zora.html?_r=2&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

Research on free radicals by Li Li Ji, professor of exercise physiology and nutritional science in the Department of Kineisology, is highlighted in an online article. New York Times, October 6, 2010
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/phys-ed-free-the-free-radicals/

Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor in Educational Policy Studies and WISCAPE scholar, criticizes a report released Monday by marketing firm that accuses community colleges of engaging in “unsavory recruitment practices” and offer students “poorer-than-expected academic quality, course availability, class scheduling, job placement and personal attention.” Inside Higher Ed, October 5, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/05/forprofit

The Education Building is mentioned, along with a photograph, in an article about the increased use of green roofs in the Madison area to promote storm water retention, prevent urban heat buildup, and create appealing green spaces. Wisconsin State Journal, October 2, 2010

http://host.madison.com/lifestyles/home_and_garden/article_30d68925-cefa-5c7c-8f6b-4c131bd8cb2b.html

Douglas Harris, associate professor of Educational Policy Studies, and Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, discuss the value-added method of evaluating teachers on the Newsmaker program (available online) on WisconsinEye, September 21, 2010.
http://www.wiseye.org/wisEye_programming/ARCHIVES-newsmakers.html#4064

Kurt Squire, associate professor in the Educational Communications and Technology division of Curriculum and Instruction, talks about using computers to teach children on AirTalk, Southern California Public Radio, September 20, 2010. (Program is archived)

http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2010/09/20/using-computers-to-teach-kids/

The Value-Added Research Center (VARC) in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research is cited in an article about the Madison Metropolitan School District being among a growing number of districts nationally to adopt value-added or growth-based models of assessment. Isthmus: The Daily Page, September 16, 2010
http://www.isthmus.com/isthmus/article.php?article=30523

WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski and Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor in Educational Policy Studies and WISCAPE scholar, gave presentations at the first meeting of a special Wisconsin Legislative committee on student financial aid. The presentations are featured in video coverage available in two parts online. Radomski’s presentation begins at 1:30:00 in part one; Goldrick-Rab begins at 1:30:00 in part two. WisconsinEye, August 26, 2010
Details and links to video:
http://www.wiscape.wisc.edu/Newsroom/NewsItem.aspx?ID=c982c3e7-217c-467b-a981-d61e5a1c5ea1

Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor in Educational Policy Studies and WISCAPE scholar, commented in an article about a Wisconsin legislative panel reviewing student financial aid programs. Wisconsin State Journal, August 18, 2010
http://host.madison.com/news/state-and-regional/wisconsin/article_b831bd8b-2c3e-58e0-9c35-187bde9259c6.html

B. Bradford Brown, professor of Educational Psychology, is quoted in an article about the failed effort to get students to wear ID badges at Verona High School. Wisconsin State Journal, August 15, 2010
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_150faa9b-1d13-57a8-9aca-0fd3c39ffcb8.html

Chris Thorn, associate director of the Value-Added Research Center (VARC) in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, discusses school districts using more than state-mandated standardized tests to collect student data. The Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin, August 8, 2010
http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_a1a0026a-a363-11df-88b0-001cc4c03286.html

William Reese, Carl F. Kaestle WARF Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History, is quoted in a column on public education and teachers. Wisconsin State Journal, August 6, 2010.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/chris_rickert/article_2d2b3268-a194-11df-aa48-001cc4c03286.html

Allan R. Odden, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and co-director of the Strategic Management of Human Capital project, commented on why Wisconsin did not make the list of finalists in the competition for federal Race to the Top funding. Wisconsin State Journal, Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_955bd966-999f-11df-9f57-001cc4c002e0.html

Kathleen T. Horning, director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center, is quoted in an article about gay-themed books for young readers. New York Times, June 23, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/06/23/arts/AP-US-FEA-Lifestyles-Gay-Lit-for-Teens.html

Al Hovland, emeritus professor in the Department of Kinesiology, was among the 2010 inductees into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame. Wisconsin State Journal, June 3, 2010
http://host.madison.com/sports/article_a7763de8-6ebc-11df-81c1-001cc4c002e0.html

Richard Halverson, associate professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and associate director of the education research and development group for the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, discusses KidGrid, an experimental iPod application designed by UW-Madison researchers.
Wisconsin State Journal, May 24, 2010

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_28e00062-6436-11df-9ddc-001cc4c03286.html

Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor in Educational Policy Studies and WISCAPE scholar, faced off against economist Richard Vedder on over who needs college. Southern California Public Radio, May 24, 2010,
http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2010/05/24/who-needs-college/

Aaron Bird Bear, of the School's Office of Undergraduate Recruitment and Retention, talks about the path that his led him to attaining his master’s degrees in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at UW-Madison. Capital City Hues, May 20, 2010
http://www.capitalcityhues.com/052010AaronBird.html

Julie Underwood, dean of the School of Education who has been involved with the School Finance Network, talks about the need to resolve the complex problem of funding public education in Wisconsin in a two-part television report. WLUK-TV, Fox 11 (Green Bay, Wis.), Wednesday and Thursday, May 19 & 20, 2010

http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/school-funding-issues-rh
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/school-funding-solutions-rh

Geoffrey Borman, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, comments that the Fast ForWord reading intervention isn't having the impact on test scores that the developer claims. Oregon Statesman Journal, May 3, 2010
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100503/NEWS/5030331/1001/news

Allan R. Odden, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and co-director of the Strategic Management of Human Capital project, was the keynote speaker at a conference on evaluating teachers, where he emphasized that gauging what teachers do to produce student growth requires using multiple measures of performance. Providence (R.I) Journal, April 30, 2010

http://www.projo.com/news/content/teacher_evaluation_conference_04-30-10_7SI9VC_v29.39fa68d.html

Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell, associate dean of the School of Education and professor of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, comments on the challenge of recruiting minority students into teaching. Wisconsin State Journal, April 25, 2010
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_a551a172-4fc9-11df-987c-001cc4c03286.html

Mary Alice "Buff" Brennan, professor emerita, and Jin-Wen Yu, professor and chair of Dance, are among those quoted in an article about the legacy of Lathrop Hall and the celebration of its centennial. The Capital Times, April 18, 2010.

http://host.madison.com/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/theatre/article_9769bbfc-48c7-11df-b927-001cc4c002e0.html

The UW-Madison School of Education has been recognized as one of the nation's top 10 education graduate schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The Business Journal of Milwaukee, April 15, 2010

http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2010/04/12/daily51.html

Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor in Educational Policy Studies and WISCAPE scholar, comments on a study that looks at how students fare at for-profit colleges. Inside Higher Ed, April 1, 2010.

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/04/01/corinthian

Kurt Squire, associate professor of educational communications and technology in Curriculum and Instruction, talks about the use of video and online gaming in education; he and his colleagues developed a couple of "augmented reality games" for students in the Milwaukee area. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 31, 2010

http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/89655512.html

Allan R. Odden, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and co-director of the Strategic Management of Human Capital project, comments on Florida's efforts to tie teacher salaries to student performance. Orlando Sentinel, March 26, 2010

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-ed-merit-pay-032610-20100325,0,5495680.story

Li Li Ji, professor and chair of Kinesiology, talks about bringing Chinese athletes to UW-Madison to study.
The Capital Times, March 26, 2010
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/article_a696347c-38e4-11df-b7ae-001cc4c002e0.html

Eric Camburn, assistant professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and senior researcher at the Center for Policy Research in Education (CPRE), talks about the difficulty faced by efforts to improve the quality of teaching. Isthmus, February 26, 2010

http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=28300

Julie Underwood, dean of the UW-Madison School of Education, comments on the tenure process in the wake of shootings in Alabama by a faculty member denied tenure. e-Campus News, February 26, 2010

http://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=29582&preview=true

The Center on Education and Work in the UW-Madison School of Education was cited in an article about the launch of Singapore's career guidance portal for primary level students. The Strait Times, February 24, 2010.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_494467.html

Gary Cook, an associate scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, says teachers and school administrators more training to better interpret and use data from state assessments. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online, February 20, 2010.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/84873622.html

Julie Underwood, dean of the School of Education is cited in editorials, titled: WISC Editorial Agenda 2010 - The Public's Schools, and WISC Editorial Agenda 2010 - The Public's Schools/ Unsustainable Budgets. WISC-TV, January 26 & February 11, 2010.

http://www.channel3000.com/tu/5NuFccPm8.html

Adam Gamoran, director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research and professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies, comments in an article about the effectiveness of "algebra for all" polices.
Education Week, February 10, 2010

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/02/10/21algebra_ep.h29.html

Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor in Educational Policy Studies and WISCAPE scholar, comments on Madison Area Technical College's Center for Adult Education. Wisconsin State Journal, January 30, 2010
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/article_04f3cd37-463e-547e-b36b-2a2c4f71a2de.html

Constance Steinkuehler, assistant professor of educational communication and technology in Curriculum and Instruction, talks about a good model of teaching embedded within popular video games. The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 24, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/5-Lessons-Professors-Can-Learn/63708/

Allan R. Odden, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and co-director of the Strategic Management of Human Capital project, describes merit pay, based in part on student achievement, as a key to attracting and nurturing top talent to teaching. Orlando Sentinel, January 24, 2010

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/os-merit-pay-teachers-fl-01-12-2010-20100123,0,2157649.story

Rob Meyer, who directs the Value-Added Research Center based at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, comments on developing systems designed to measure the teacher's contribution or "value added" to student test scores. Maine Public Broadcasting, January 22, 2010

http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNews/tabid/181/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3475/ItemId/10704/Default.aspx

The Washington Post has selected The Education Optimists, the blog of Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor of Educational Policy Studies and WISCAPE scholar, and Liam Goldrick, policy director for the New Teacher Center, as one of the best education blogs of 2010. Washington Post, January 15, 2010

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/01/best_education_blogs_for_2010_1.html

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