Updates
Improving Wisconsin school professional culture reduces racialized achievement gaps
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 Latinx students were organized to improve, with a strong professional culture, our school system would be more equitable, more anti-racist, and achievement gaps would be reduced.
October 12, 2020New SREed report examines predictors of college success for former MPS students
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 scores, and GPA with first-year college GPA.
May 21, 2020Lessons learned from a school in Hong Kong that switched to distance-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
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 of strong school leadership and two-way communication for building an effective system, helping teachers, parents, and students successfully transition to that system, and for helping people manage the stress and isolation of COVID-19.
April 13, 2020UWM publishes news article that features our study on teacher retention and race in Wisconsin schools.
January 15, 2020
SREed study looks to the intersection of Race, Relational Trust, and Teacher Retention
In this report we explore relational trust as a possible explanation for: 1) why most Wisconsin schools do not have have any teachers of color and 2) the schools with the most students of color have the most difficulty retaining teachers.
November 18, 2019SREed releases evaluation report of the Wisconsin Urban Leadership Institute
Results from the evaluation of the first year of the Wisconsin Urban Leadership Institute (WULI) demonstrate that participating principals in the five largest Wisconsin school districts learned critical strategies for promoting equity in their schools.
October 23, 2019SREed releases new research report that links the teacher evaluation process to student achievement
In this study, we find schools that improve their implementation of the teacher evaluation process realized improved student achievement results.
October 23, 2019SREed releases new research report that links the teacher evaluation process to new teacher retention
In this study, we find that a school’s approach to the teacher evaluation process determines how new teachers perceive their principal and school, and ultimately whether they ultimately decide to stay.
October 23, 2019