Stories indexed under: Education

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• Shakhashiri receives prestigious award for public education May 3, 2013 Bassam Shakhashiri, a chemistry professor and William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the 2013 Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science.
• Ed Talks Wisconsin an effort to start constructive dialogue about public education March 7, 2013 Interested in public education and becoming more informed about the range of often contentious topics that are grabbing the headlines?
• UW-Madison to expand distance learning with Massive Open Online Courses Feb. 20, 2013 The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced today that it will offer four pilot courses as part of a new delivery system in higher education known as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
• Five Questions with Kevin Niemi Oct. 4, 2012 Inside UW recently asked Kevin Niemi about the current status of K-12 science education.
• La Follette School to host conference on school accountability July 25, 2011 The La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host a half-day conference to set the stage for Gov. Scott Walker's attempts to establish clear, plentiful and sophisticated information for judging the quality of almost every school in Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services hires executive director June 23, 2011 The Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS) has tapped Matt Messinger as the organization's first executive director.
• Under proposed budget, most school districts would get less state aid, have to reduce property taxes May 23, 2011 Despite a majority of Wisconsin school districts losing substantial amounts of state aid, most districts will be forced to reduce school property taxes under Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget, unless voters agree to raise revenue limits, a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study finds.
• Milwaukee vouchers boost students’ chance of graduating, enrolling in college, researchers find March 30, 2011 Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Arkansas have found that a school voucher program in Milwaukee increases the likelihood of a student graduating from high school and enrolling in college.
• Study results to show effect of school choice on graduation, college enrollment March 29, 2011 Reports on the fourth-year evaluation of school choice in Milwaukee will be released at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wednesday, March 30.
• Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services launched March 28, 2011 To meet a growing demand to bring education research and development to the general public, friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison have established the Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS).
• Study shows need for teacher training in personal finance June 8, 2010 While 89 percent of K-12 teachers agree that students should either take a financial education course or pass a competency test for personal finance before graduating from high school, relatively few teachers believe they are adequately prepared to teach such topics, according to a study by two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
• Ongoing evaluation of Milwaukee Choice Program finds students achieving on same level as peers April 7, 2010 Students in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program scored at similar levels as their peers not participating in the school choice program, according to a study released Wednesday.
• Digital revolution is happening outside the classroom Oct. 6, 2009 The way we learn is changing, but schools are having trouble keeping up. While technology dominates daily life and work, it still plays a limited role in public schools filled with students who are increasingly learning outside the classroom with help from cell phones, computers and video games, says Rich Halverson, a professor of educational leadership and policy analysis and co-author of the new book “Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology.”
• Students promote preschool language, literacy skills in new Jumpstart event Sept. 25, 2008 Jumpstart, the University of Wisconsin-Madison program that pairs university students with preschool children to build school readiness skills, is sponsoring several "Read for the Record" events on Thursday, Oct. 2.
• Teach for America seeks applicants Sept. 17, 2008 Teach For America is inviting UW-Madison students to apply to participate in its program.
• Conference explores teaching about the upcoming elections Sept. 16, 2008 More than 180 elementary, middle and high school teachers, and teacher-education students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other campuses, are expected to gather in Madison on Saturday, Sept. 20, for a day-long workshop on teaching about the upcoming elections.
• Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education institute July 1, 2008 Amiri Baraka, the award-winning incendiary poet, playwright and founder of the Black Arts Movement, will give a special reading at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday, July 7, to open the third annual Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Educator's Institute.
• Institute sponsors symposium to explore integration of math, biology May 13, 2008 The Morgridge Institute for Research and the Graduate School are sponsoring a two-day symposium open to faculty and academic staff interested in exploring the interfaces connecting the mathematic, computational and biological sciences, and the major impact of these evolving interactions on research, education, training and discovery.
• Stanley, students sing praises of reading April 10, 2008 When Leotha Stanley was 13 years old, he played the piano at the funeral home on North Avenue in Milwaukee for some extra money.
• Professor strengthens math, science education March 26, 2008 For well over a decade, mathematics professor Terry Millar has worked to improve math and science instruction for students at all levels by bringing together the knowledge of university mathematicians and scientists with the teaching and curricular expertise of educators.