In the final year of the Education Innovations and Research Mid-phase grant, Future Forward supported the literacy development of students in two Alabama and one Wisconsin school. Through a switched replication research design, half of study participants were randomly assigned …
Results show how the fourth cohort of the Wisconsin Urban Leadership Institute was implemented with quality and fidelity to antiracist, culturally competent, community-centered principles despite the difficult circumstances presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Future Forward is an early elementary literacy program that integrates one-on-one tutoring with family engagement to support literacy skill-building and the social development of students. In the 2020-21 school year, as part of an Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Mid-Phase …
In this report from the Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness Research Partnership, school administrators and teachers share their experiences promoting equity in their schools. The results suggest some schools see promoting equity as a critical need. However, most other schools are only …
The Wisconsin Educator Development Support and Retention (WEDSR) Survey is a powerful tool that Wisconsin Schools and Districts can use to measure the strength and weaknesses of their professional culture. The new WEDSR dashboard 1.0 allows schools and districts to …
In this study, we examine statewide effectiveness ratings data of over 55,000 educators for evidence of bias and discrimination. Bias can take many forms that diminish the ability of educators of color to succeed, such as being assigned more challenging …
In this longitudinal study (from 2016 to 2019) of 211 Wisconsin schools, we examined the impact that schools with a strong professional culture have on the achievement gaps between Black, White, and Latinx students. If more schools serving Black and …
Perceptions of Wisconsin Families about Distance Learning – August 2020
As part of our evaluation of the MPS Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant, we analyze the connection between measures of high school performance, such as AP course participation, participation in GEAR UP programming, ACT …
The lessons learned from a Hong Kong school’s efforts to switch to distance-learning while also dealing with the impact of COVID-19 may be of use to other schools struggling through their own transition to distance learning.Their experience stresses the importance …