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www.wisconsinidea.wisc.edu

K-12 Educational Resources

Tough Choices or Tough Times Executive Summary, National Center on Education and the Economy, The New Commission on the Skill of the American Workforce
http://www.skillscommission.org/pdf/exec_sum/ToughChoices_EXECSUM.pdf

Pre-K12 at UWMadison, A directory of University of Wisconsin–Madison programs, partnerships and resources for educators, parents and students. University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Education
http://www.education.wisc.edu/resources/PK12

Officials Come Together to Align K-12 Standards, Higher Ed
USA Today, July 19, 2010
Recommended by Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable

Clear Away the Smoke and Mirrors of Value-Added
Phi Delta Kappan, by Douglas Harris. May 2010
Recommended by Julie Underwood, UW–Madison, School of Education

Recognizing and Developing Effective Teaching: What Policy Makers Should Know and Do
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and The National Education Association Policy Brief, by Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor, Stanford University. May 2010
Recommended by Julie Underwood, UW–Madison, School of Education

The Next Generation of Regional Public Education in CESA 6
By The CESA 6 Next Generation Design Team, May 17, 2010
Recommended by Joan Wade, Cooperative Educational Service Agency 6

Evaluation Schemata
PowerPoint Presentation for the Roundtable Standing Committee on Pre-K-12 Public Education, April 2010
Presented by Jim Wood, Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable

Schools That Can Milwaukee
2010 presentation addressing K-12 education quality issues in Milwaukee
Recommended by Mike Jones, MillerCoors

Charter Schools and Student Performance
Wall Street Journal, Opinion, March 16, 2010
Recommended by Louis Maier, Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable

Students’ success in MPS high school a matter of expectations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Alan J. Borsuk, March 13, 2010
Recommended by Bryan Kennedy, American Federation of Teachers

Better Together: A team approach is the best approach
American Federation of Teachers, March/April 2010
Recommended by Bryan Kennedy, American Federation of Teachers

Empowering Effective Teachers: Strategies for Implementing Reforms
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, February 2010
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/united-states/Documents/empowering-effective-teachers-empowering-strategy.pdf

Recommended by Jim Wood, Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable Advisor

Is success too much at Reagan school?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Alan J. Borsuk, Jan. 23, 2010
Recommended by Bryan Kennedy, American Federation of Teachers

A Critical Review of Property Tax Relief in Wisconsin: The School Levy Credit and the First Dollar Credit
Andrew Reschovsky, Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin–Madison, January 20, 2010
http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/publications/workingpapers/reschovsky2010-003.pdf
Recommended by Dan Rossmiller, Wisconsin Association of School Boards

A New Path Forward
Four Approaches to Quality Teaching and Better Schools, Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, January 12, 2010
Recommended by Bryan Kennedy, American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin

A New Path Forward Overview
Four Approaches to Quality Teaching and Better Schools, AFT President Weingarten’s Speech, January 12, 2010
Recommended by Bryan Kennedy, American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin

Every Child a Graduate, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sprntdnt/index.html

Recommended by State Superintendent Tony Evers, Wis. Dept. of Public Instruction

Student Assessment
American Federation of Teachers
Recommended by Bryan Kennedy, American Federation of Teachers

Economic Value of Liberal Education
Association of American College & Universities, by Debra Humpreys, 2010
Recommended by Chancellor Richard Wells, UW–Oshkosh

The Rural Brain Drain
The Chronicle Review, by Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas, Sept. 21, 2009
Recommended by Chancellor Richard Wells, UW–Oshkosh

UW System’s Growth Agenda for Wisconsin: New Strategies for Economic Recovery and Renewal
UW System, April 2, 2010
Recommended by Jessica Tormey on behalf of President Kevin Reilly, UW System

So What Do They Want From Us, Anyway?
Inside Higher Ed, by Kevin Reilly, October 19, 2009
Recommended by Jessica Tormey on behalf of President Kevin Reilly, UW System

A Moment of Urgency and Opportunity
The Opportunity Equation, Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for citizenship and the Global Economy
http://www.opportunityequation.org/report/urgency-opportunity/

10 Steps to World Class Schools
The Washington Post, by William Brock, Ray Marshall and Marc Tucker, May 30, 2009
Recommended by Jim Wood, Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable Advisor

Chapter Four, Democracy, Education and Community
Democracy, Education and the Schools, by John Goodlad and edited by Roger Soder
Recommended by Julie Underwood, UW-Madison School of Education

Taking Human Capital Seriously: Talented Teachers in Every classroom. Talented Principals in Every School
Strategic Management of Human Capital, November 2009
Recommended by Julie Underwood, UW-Madison School of Education

The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools
McKinsey & Company, Social Sector Office, April 2009
Recommended by Julie Underwood, UW-Madison School of Education

Not All of Marcia Spector's Schools Are in the Voucher Program, but They're Choice' in Other Ways
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 7, 2005
Recommended by Louis Maier, Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable

Why We Teach
Teachers College, Columbia University 2005, Editor Sonia Nieto
Recommended by Julie Underwood, UW-Madison School of Education

Organizing Schools for Improvement
Research on Chicago school improvement indicates that improving elementary schools requires coherent, orchestrated action across five essential supports. By Anthony S. Bryk
Recommended by Julie Underwood, UW–Madison, School of Education

Six Lessons for Pursuing Excellence and Equity at Scale
Efforts in Montgomery County, Maryland, to “raise the bar and close the gap” depended on deep changes. By Stacey M. Childress
Recommended by Julie Underwood, UW–Madison, School of Education

Brief Prospectus for a State Consortium On Board Examination Systems
The National Center on Education and the Economy, August 2009
Recommended by the National Center on Education and the Economy

School Accountability, Autonomy, Choice, and the Equity of Student Achievement: International Evidence from PISA 2003
By Gabriela Schütz, Martin R. West, Ludger Wößmann1,2, September 30, 2007
Recommended by the National Center on Education and the Economy

High School Exit Examinations: When Do Learning Effects Generalize?
Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies: Working Paper Series, by John H. Bishop, Cornell University. Cornell University ILR School Year 2005
Recommended by the National Center on Education and the Economy

Higher Educational Resources

UW System News

Regents hope to align funds with education; Board considering how to best combine UW System goals with contents of upcoming biennium budget
Badger Herald, May 6, 2010, by David Brazy

Growth agenda aims for 80,000 college grads
The UWM Post, by Marlyn Fink, April 19, 2010

Speculation grows with hopes for higher grad rates
The Badger Herald, by Marie Puissant, April 15, 2010

Plan for more grads bodes well for UW-S
The Sheboygan Press, Editorial, April 13, 2010

More graduates smart, but do it wisely
The Post Crescent, Editorial, April 12, 2010

Q&A: UW-L chancellor talks about graduation initiative
La Crosse Tribune, by KJ Lang, April 9, 2010

Official: UW degree goal requires new approaches
Wisconsin State Journal, by Ryan Foley, April 8, 2010

Our View: Graduation rate increase a tough sell right now
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, Editorial, April 7, 2010

As state funding falls, students bear burden of rising tuition costs, debt
The Badger Herald, by Kyle Mianulli, April 7, 2010

UWO to implement ‘More Graduates’ for Wisconsin plan
UW Oshkosh Today, April 6, 2010

Regents to address new goal of system wide 30 percent increase in graduates
Badger Herald, by Adelaide Blanchard, April 6, 2010

UW System plan would boost graduates 30% by 2025
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by Sharif Durhams, April 5, 2010

UW-Oshkosh implements second stage of graduation initiative
The Badger Herald, by Fallon Bubacy, April 4, 2010