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Recent media coverage of School of Education, faculty, staff and students:
2009
Allan Odden, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and co-director of Strategic Management of Capital iniative, comments on the teacher evaluation plan proposed for Washington, D.C., schools. Washington Post, November 1, 2009.
Amy Bellmore, assistant professor of Educational Psychology, talked about cyber bullying to the Wisconsin Radio Network. October 21, 2009.
http://www.wrn.com/2009/10/bullying-isnt-always-face-to-face/
Works by Michael Velliquette, instructor in the Art Department, included mentioned in a review of the show “Slash: Paper Under the Knife” at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. New York Times, October 19, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/arts/design/20slash.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=museum
Kate Corby and Chris Walker of the UW-Madison Dance Program are featured in an article.
The Capital Times, October 2, 2009
Adam Gamoran, director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, comments on how an increase in low-income students places an added burden on schools. Wisconsin Watch, posted September 20, 2009.
http://wisconsinwatch.org/?p=1679
Article mentions that the New York City Department of Education has contracted with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research to help produce reports on how well teachers perform. New York Times, September 8, 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/nyregion/09teachers.html?_r=1
Beth Graue, professor of Curriculum and Instruction, talks about children's readiness to enter kindergarten. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 31, 2009.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_640789.html
Dean Julie Underwood of UW-Madison School of Education, tells new college students that it is alright to ask for assistance. The Capital Times, posted August 31, 2009.
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/463856
Mitchell Nathan, professor of Educational Psychology, discusses whether speed-reading is helpful in the academic worlds. Wisconsin State Journal, August 30, 2009.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/wonder/curiosities/463887
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski was interviewed on In Business with Jody and Joan on WTDY (Madison 1670, am), about the evolving role of colleges and universities. Aired August 21, 2009. Podcast available at:
http://ibmadison.com/podcast?podcast_id=366
The latest exhibit at the Dane County Regional Airport curated by Tandem Press, the fine-arts print-making studio affiliated with the UW-Madison Art Department, was featured nationally on the PBS Online News Hour, posted August 19, 2009.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/entertainment/art/tinyart/index.html?type=flash
New York City's school system has contracted with UW-Madison's Wisconsin Center for Education Research to help the district produce individual teacher reports based on how their students performed on state reading and math tests. New York Politics (www.nypolitics.com), July 27, 2009
http://www.nypolitics.com/2009/07/27/city-moves-to-evaluate-teachers-based-on-students-performance/
Sara Goldrick-Rab and Douglas Harris, professors of Educational Policy Studies, argue that community colleges need significant government investment if the United States is to help more people get a formal education and better jobs. The Capital Times, July 20, 2009
http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/topstories/458949
An op-ed by L. Allen Phelps, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director of the Center on Education and Work, on research on engineering instruction and math and science outcomes in Wisconsin and Milwaukee high schools, was published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 12, 2009.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/50497657.html
Kinesiology clinical professor Andrew Winterstein talks about teaching conservation through fly-fishing class. Wisconsin State Journal, July 7, 2009
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/outdoors/457413
Noel Radomski, managing director of WISCAPE, spoke to Wisconsin Public Television about the impact of rising tuition, July 3, 2009.
http://wpt2.org/npa/han801_tuition.cfm
An interview with Kathleen T. Horning, director of UW-Madison's Cooperative Children’s Book Center, is the cover feature in the July 2009 issue of School Library Journal.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6666672.html
Kathleen Horning, director of UW-Madison's Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) discusses statistics on children's books by and about African Americans in Catalyst Chicago, June, 2009.
http://catalyst-chicago.org/news/index.php?item=2604&cat=23
WISCAPE Scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab is a guest blogger for The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2 & June 4, 2009
http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/article/?id=1408&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/article/?id=1411&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski discusses Madison's efforts to generate job growth. The Capital Times, May 19, 2009
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/451443
UW-Madison Professors Eric Knuth and Peter Hewson discuss proposed alternative certification for teachers of math and science.Wisconsin State Journal, May 14, 2009
http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/opinion/451220
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski comments on programs created to help foster young entrepreneurs.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 14, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/45058237.html
WISCAPE Senior Staff Affiliate Kathleen Sell comments on financial problems of public colleges. CNNMoney, May 11, 2009
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2009/06/01/105810615/index.htm
Sara Goldrick-Rab (WCER) is lead author of a Brookings Insitution report urging the importance of community colleges.Inside Higher Ed, May 8, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/08/brookings
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski's efforts to stop Chancellor Biddy Martin's push for higher tuition.
The Capital Times, May 8, 2009
http://www.madison.com/tct/blogs/campus/450396
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 7, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/44532177.html
The Capital Times, May 4, 2009
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/449734
Beth Graue (WCER) is among those discussing parents' reasons for delaying their children's kindergarten entry. Times Online, May 5, 2009
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6220717.ece
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski discusses the Racine Promise, a proposal to pay the college tuition of all Racine high school graduates. Racine Post, April 29, 2009
http://news.racinepost.com/2009/04/racine-promise-how-three-cities-pulled.html
Interim Dean Adam Gamoran (WCER) discusses Ohio's achievement test. Cincinnati.com, April 18, 2009
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090418/NEWS0102/904190337
WISCAPE Scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab's research is cited in a discussion about "reverse transfer." Inside Higher Ed, April 17, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/layout/set/print/news/2009/04/17/transfer
WISCAPE director Noel Radomski comments on MATC's impact on helping the unemployed in the community. The Capital Times, April 1, 2009
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/445147
WISCAPE Faculty Affiliate F. King Alexander discusses institutional aid. Inside Higher Ed, March 30, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/03/30/reed
WISCAPE director Noel Radomski comments on Chancellor Biddy Martin's plan to raise tuition. The Capital Times, March 26, 2009
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/444564
In a study of Milwaukee, VARC researcher Bradley Carl (WCER) found that year-round students who did not change schools between the fall of 2005 and the fall of 2007 made significantly more progress in reading and math than students in traditional-calendar schools who did not change schools. Journal Sentinel Online, March 22, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/41662592.html
WCER reseacher Tony Milanowski comments on Florida's new blueprint for improving academic performance amidst a budget crisis. Palm Beach Post, March 18, 2009
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2009/03/18/0318blueprint.html
Much of Ohio's two-year education plan is derived from a model put together by Allan Odden, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and Lawrence Picus. Columbus Dispatch, March 12, 2009
http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/03/12/Gov_ed_plan.html?sid=101
This article, published by UW-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty, includes summaries of talks given by WISCAPE Scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab and WISCAPE Faculty Affiliate Andrew Reschovsky.
Fast Focus, March 11, 2009
http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/fastfocus/pdfs/FF2-2009.pdf
Douglas Harris (Educational Policy Studies and WCER) comments on a study of educator loss in STEM fields.
Education Week, March 11, 2009
A WIDA study finds that students' scores in reading and writing on an English language proficiency test were stronger predictors of how they did on regular academic tests than their scores in the speaking and listening portions of the test. Education Week, March 11, 2009
WISCAPE scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab (Educational Policy Studies) discusses the stimulus' effect on poverty.
The Badger Herald, March 6, 2009
http://badgerherald.com/news/2009/03/06/panel_studies_stimul.php
Rob Meyer, director of the Value-Added Research Center at WCER, discusses value-added measures.
Chicago Public Radio, March 2, 2009
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=32517
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski discusses the importance of the Wisconsin Covenant.
Wisconsin State Journal, February 28, 2009
http://www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/440816
The Green Bay Press-Gazette, March 4, 2009
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090304/GPG0602/903040680/1269/GPG06
A study of 5th and 8th graders taking an English proficiency test developed by the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium (WCER) finds that students' scores in reading and writing were stronger predictors of success on regular academic tests than were their scores in speaking and listening. Education Week, February 27, 2009
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2009/02/whats_an_englishproficiency_sc.html
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle says his proposals on best practices for schools will draw on the work of CPRE codirector Allan Odden (WCER). Wisconsin State Journal, February 20, 2009
http://www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/439591
WISCAPE Faculty Affiliate Howard Schweber comments on flagship schools. Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2009
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i23/23a04301.htm
An article about community colleges, cowritten by Sara Goldrick-Rab (WCER), is called "required reading for federal policy makers." Chronicle of Higher Education, February 10, 2009
http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/carey/save-community-colleges
WCER Acting Director Beth Graue discusses the importance of class size in relation to quality of instruction.
Appleton Post Crescent, February 8, 2009
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20090208/APC0101/902080584/1003/APC01
Gloria Ladson-Billings, the Kellner Family Chair, discusses the idea of the "Obama Era" as a post-racial society.
Diverse, February 5, 2009
http://www.diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_12238.shtml
WISCAPE Scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses stimulus plans for community colleges.
Appleton Post-Crescent, February 3, 2009
http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/0203_community_college_berube.aspx
Kathleen Horning, director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), was selected by the American Library Association to deliver the 2010 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture, a prestigious honor.
The Capital Times, February 3, 2009
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/top5/436145
Allan Odden (WCER) discusses Ohio's proposal to require students to take both end-of-course examinations and a college-entrance test to graduate from high school.
Columbus Dispatch, February 1, 2009
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/02/01/OTHER_STATES.ART_ART_02-01-09_A1_Q4CO2EJ.html?sid=101
A WISCAPE study suggesting that the Wisconsin Covenant program needs improvements, including more state aid, is cited.
The Chicago Tribune, January 21, 2009
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jan/21/science/chi-ap-wi-educationpromise
The Daily Cardinal, January 23, 2009
http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/21801
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 23, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/38199064.html
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski comments in a Milwaukee Public Radio report by Erin Toner about the free college tuition program for Racine.
Milwaukee Public Radio, January 13, 2009
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=4093
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski discusses the "Racine Promise" of free college tuition.
The Journal Times Online, January 9, 2009
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/01/09/local_news/doc4967ee407ffef855999748.txt
Researcher Gary Cook of the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium (WCER) discusses the alignment of ELL standards and assessments. Education Week, Quality Counts, January 8, 2009
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski comments on proposed funding cuts to the University of Wisconsin.
The Capital Times, January 7, 2009
http://www.madison.com/tct/top5/index.php?ntid=431276&source=rss
2008
WCER Director Adam Gamoran discusses the qualities of a good teacher.
Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 27, 2008
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/12/good_teachers_make_a_differenc.html
Sara Goldrick-Rab (WCER, EPS) discusses changes in needs-based college admissions policies.
Wisconsin State Journal, December 27, 2008
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/325713
WISCAPE Director Noel Radomski comments on for-profit postsecondary schools in Madison.
Wisconsin State Journal, December 26, 2008
http://www.madison.com/wsj/index.php
Allan Odden (WCER)
comments on the choice of Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as U.S. Secretary of Education.
New York Times, December 15, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/us/politics/16educ.html?_r=2&em
WISCAPE Scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab comments on the Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study on a Wisconsin Public Radio report by Christina Clarkson.
Wisconsin Public Radio, December 20, 2008
http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/news/news
Sara Goldrick-Rab (WCER, EPS) and WISCAPE director Noel Radomski comment on the costs of higher education.
Wisconsin Public Radio, December 3, 2008
http://wpr.org/news/newsstories.cfm
CPRE's (Consortium for Policy Research in Education, part of WCER) Strategic Management of Human Capital Project aims to help school districts link the components of their personnel systems to their goals for student achievement.
Education Week, December 3, 2008
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/12/03/14human_ep.h28.html?tmp=465465390
WISCAPE director Noel Radomski discusses budget cuts to the UW System.
The Capital Times, November 19, 2008
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/314903
The World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium (WCER) launches a new project that develops alternative testing for English-language learners with significant disabilities is unique in the U.S.
Education Daily, November 17, 2008
Rob Meyer (WCER) discusses Madison schools' performance in recent value-added evaluations.
Wisconsin State Journal, November 16, 2008
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/314655
Allan Odden (WCER) comments on budget cutbacks affecting New York schools.
Newsday, November 15, 2008
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liskul1612167587nov16,0,7834341.story
Allan Odden (WCER) comments on the proposal by Washington DC schools chief Michelle Rhee to shake up the teacher tenure system.
The New York Times, November 12, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/education/13tenure.html?_r=1&tntemail1=y&emc=tnt&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
A Wisconsin Week article about two new distinguished ELPA faculty points out that WCER's Minority Student Achievement Network was co-founded by former Madison Schools Superintendent Art Rainwater.
Wisconsin Week, November 10, 2008
http://www.news.wisc.edu/15983
Emeritus WISCAPE Faculty Affiliate Jacob Stampen comments on the impact of decreased state funding for higher education.
The Badger Herald, November 3, 2008
http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/11/03/states_decrease_fund.php
Noel Radomski (WISCAPE) discusses UW-Madison's historically low tuition philosophy. The Badger Herald, November 3, 2008
http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/11/03/uw_ranks_14th_for_af.php
Diana Hess (Curriculum and Instruction and WCER) says youth are increasingly interested in politics partly because political campaigns are reaching out to them online and making it easier for them to take part in the process. Wauconda Carrier, October 30, 2008
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/wauconda/lifestyles/currents/1249122,G5-studentvol-101608-s1.article
Beth Graue (Curriculum and Instruction and WCER) discusses outcomes from SAGE, the state's school class-size reduction program. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 29, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/33486039.html
Douglas Harris (WCER, EPS) comments on political resistance to using student performance databases in value-added measurement efforts. Education Week, October 22, 2008
http://www.edweek.org/login.html?source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dsite%3Awww.edweek.org%2Bsawchuk%26sourceid%3Dnavclient-ff%26ie%3DUTF-8%26rlz%3D1B3GGGL_enUS177US232&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edweek.org%2Few%2Farticles%2F2008%2F10%2F22%2F09value_ep.h28.html&levelId=1000&baddebt=false
Tim Boals and Eric Osthoff of the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium (WCER) discuss results of changes in the Verona (Wis.) school district's ELL education policy.
Verona Press, October 21, 2008
http://www.veronapress.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=940
Minority Student Achievement Network Director Madeline Hafner (WCER) facilitated a discussion on creating bonds between students and teachers at Freeport Illinois' second annual equity summit. The Journal-Standard, October 18, 2008
http://www.journalstandard.com/homepage/x1157488136
WISCAPE Scholar Jennifer Delaney (ELPA) discusses how funding for the University will be impacted by the state budget deficit. Badger Herald, October 17, 2008
http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/10/17/deficit_will_likely_.php
Diana Hess (Curriculum and Instruction and WCER) discusses getting students interested in elections and teaching them how to discuss potentially controversial issues.Wisconsin State Journal, October 15, 2008
http://www.madison.com/wsj/whatcounts/toptoday/309695
Sara Goldrick-Rab and Allan Odden (WCER) discuss student tuition and financial aid in the context of the faltering economy. Daily Cardinal, October 13, 2008
http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/20829
Allan Odden (WCER) discusses traditional and reform salary schedules for teachers.Dispatch Politics, October 12, 2008
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/12/copy/teacher_pay.ART_ART_10-12-08_A1_H0BIPF8.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
Sara Goldrick-Rab (WCER) discusses the economic downturn's effect on college affordability.
Chronicle.com, October 10, 2008
http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i07/07a00102.htm
Diana Hess (Curriculum and Instruction and WCER) says young people are more likely to vote if they understand the issues. WKOW-TV27, October 9, 2008
http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9152460&nav=menu1362_2
Douglas Harris (EPS) and Thomas Toch (WCER) say the next U.S. President should work to make NCLB "a more legitimate report card of school performance, one that provides a fair and accurate gauge of educators’ contribution to their students’ achievement."
Education Week, September 29, 2008
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/10/01/06toch_ep.h28.html
Tim Boals of the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium (WCER) discusses WIDA's new assessment for English-language learners who have severe disabilities, and new funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Education Week, September 23, 2008
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/
WCER Director Adam Gamoran discusses reform efforts in algebra training. USA Today, September 22, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-09-21-algebra_N.htm
Allan Odden (WCER) discusses a new book detailing the Kennewick (Wash.) School District's success improving annual academic growth for K-12 students. CNNMoney.com, September 16, 2008
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/200809161359PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY33366.htm
Diana Hess (Curriculum and Instruction and WCER) discusses textbooks' treatment of the September 11 attacks. Parsippany, NJ, Daily Record, September 11, 2008
http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/COMMUNITIES/809110364/1005
Professor Terry Millar, director of SCALE at WCER, comments on the importance of the new Large Hadron Collider, billed as the largest physics experiment in history. The Capital Times, September 10, 2008
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/304108
Sara Goldrick-Rab (EPS) discusses factors underlying students dropping out of college. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 6, 2008
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08250/909977-85.stm
Learning science professor Mitchell Nathan (Educational Psychology) discusses the pros and cons of IQ testing. Wisconsin State Journal, September 4, 2008
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/wonder/curiosities/303434
Mike Reneau, a UW alum who took Ron Carda's (Kinesiology) Marathon/Distance Training Course in the Physical Activity Program, is featured in an article highlighting university and college courses that prepare students for the challenge of the 26.2 mile event. Runner's World, October 2008
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-255-12837-0,00.html?cm_mmc=Mag_URL-_-2008_October-_-College_Credit-_-Marathoning_101
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