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A policy report from UW–Madison researchers that examined the efficacy of a Wisconsin school district’s programs for supporting LGBTQ+ students has been honored by the American Educational Research Association (AERA).  For the report, researchers partnered with the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) to look at how several district-wide initiatives aimed at supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, …

This article, written by Jaymes Pyne, Elizabeth Vaade, and Eric Grodsky, originally appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal. Nationally, one in six children miss 15 or more days of school in a year and are considered chronically absent. Education officials have lamented that all this missed instruction has for years constituted an attendance crisis in …

This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Nationally, one in six children miss 15 or more days of school in a year and are considered chronically absent. Education officials have lamented that all this missed instruction has for years constituted an attendance crisis in U.S. elementary, middle and high schools. The fear among policymakers is that these chronically …

This article was originally written by Scott Girard for The Cap Times. New research from the Madison Education Partnership explores the relationship between middle school students’ sense of belonging in school and their sense of belonging in an individual classroom. The paper, published last week through the Madison Education Partnership, used surveys in early 2020 …

This article was originally written for The Cap Times by Scott Girard. Better communication between 4-year-old kindergarten teachers and their 5-year-old kindergarten counterparts in the Madison Metropolitan School District could improve student outcomes in transitioning to kindergarten, a new report found. A Madison Education Partnership research brief released this month outlines some of the challenges facing teachers …

‘Mathematize Your CLASS’ Offers Free, Customized Training to Strengthen Engagement Strategies Around Math The Madison Education Partnership (MEP) will release a report by the end of October detailing what worked and what didn’t at the close of a two-year project to help teachers in the Madison Metropolitan School District’s four-year-old kindergarten (4K) program strengthen the depth and rigor …

This article was originally written by Logan Wroge for the Wisconsin State Journal. A study released Wednesday looking at Madison middle school attendance and absenteeism suggests perfect attendance would have a “very modest” benefit to closing academic achievement gaps. The study, conducted by the Madison Education Partnership, looked at rates of attendance and any associated effects …

Missing school matters, but not for the reasons you might think. A new report from the Madison Education Partnership finds that rather than causing students to do poorly in school, unexcused absences may be signals of significant challenges in students’ lives. To respond, the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is working to understand and act on those …

The Madison Education Partnership held a successful Second Annual Research Symposium: Partnering for Progress on April 25, 2019, at the Spark Building. The symposium, free and open to the public, focused on the research on MMSD early learning and elementary to middle school attendance. MEP Research Symposium 2019 Program (PDF) We had three excellent champions of …

Research conducted through the Madison Education Partnership (MEP) speaks directly to the drive to increase equity and close opportunity gaps in Madison public schools. At its second annual symposium on April 25, MEP will share insights on questions related to early learning, and elementary and middle school student absences. All members of the Madison Metropolitan …