In a groundbreaking project that could reshape the national college admissions landscape, the state of Tennessee launched TN Direct Admissions last week, a pilot program offering automatic college admission and personalized financial aid estimates to approximately 41,000 high school seniors.
Hubal's appointment helps bring the SimLab from concept to reality. A cognitive scientist, Hubal has advanced the use of virtual humans, immersive technologies and AI-driven simulation in his interdisciplinary work to improve education, healthcare and public safety outcomes.
The Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative (WEC) review of Wisconsin's 21st Century Community Learning Center program found participating students improved their attendance, engagement and GPA. The program is threatened now by the loss of dedicated federal funding.
Field Day Lab Director David Gagnon speaks to participants of a recent brainstorming and design event featuring four teams of state teachers, university researchers and Field Day designers to create competitive pitches for a new, free learning game.
Graduate students at UW–Madison’s School of Education are honing their skills and advancing their careers by collaborating with seasoned researchers on a $10.1 million project to develop more equity-centered school principals.
WCER and its projects host dozens of lectures, panel discussions and other events throughout the academic year.
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School of Education/WCER Communications, Apr 29
Steve Kimball, Anthony Milanowski, Bradley Carl, Jessica Arrigoni, and Elisabeth Geraghty, July 2025
Yorel Lashley, Erica Halverson, Stephanie Richards, Emily Nott, Tracey Bullington, Lindsey Kourafas, John Samuels, Leila Rahnamanoabadi, and Audriana Ryann Zeuske, July 2025
"Decoding with Merriam-Webster Pronunciation Symbols: A Structured Approach for Dyslexia Instruction," Shawn Robinson, MINDS@UW, May 2025
“Tools for coordinating measurement use in science education and training,” Fátima Sanchez Nieto, Christine M. Pribbenow, Christine Pfund, Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, May 2025
“National Dissemination of an Online Research Mentor Training Intervention: Evidence of an Asynchronous Model to Promote Learning Outcomes and Behavior Change,” Anne Marie Weber-Main, Kimberly Spencer, Emma Dums, So Hee Hyun, Christine Pfund, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, April 2025
Annalee Good was awarded $6,444 from the Jewish Federation of Madison for “Jewish Federation of Madison/Cheryl Rosen Weston Fund Grant” through June 30, 2025. (051525)
Katie Eklund was awarded $814,881 from the Institute of Education Sciences, in a subcontract from University of South Florida, for “Development and Validation of the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener-Early Childhood (SAEBRS-EC)” through June 30, 2028. (042125)
Shamya Karumbaiah was awarded $75,000 from the Spencer Foundation for “Blurring the Language Boundaries: AI Support for Translanguaging in Classrooms” through June 30, 2027. (032825)
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