University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Information as a Transition Practice

In the final phase of our project, Collaborating around the Transition to Kindergarten, funded by the Spencer Foundation, we set out to learn about current information-sharing practices and information gaps (PDF) in the transition from four-year-old kindergarten (4K) to five-year-old kindergarten (5K).

Poverty Research & Policy Podcast — Beth Vaade, Kerry Lawton, and Eric Grodsky on Research-Practice Partnerships in Education

In this episode of the Poverty Research and Policy Podcast, Beth Vaade of the Madison Metropolitan School District, Kerry Lawton of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, and Eric Grodsky, a professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, discuss their experiences developing and working in research-practice partnerships in education. View …

WCER Lunch and Learn Series | Early Childhood Education: Early Learning and Academic Success

Beth Graue, Lorena Mancilla, and Eric Grodsky present on ongoing early education research happening at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research.

Madison Education Partnership Talks Pre-K Findings

MEP presents findings from a descriptive analysis of the association of enrollment in Madison Metropolitan School District’s Four-year-old Kindergarten (4K) with readiness for Kindergarten, as measured by socioemotional and literacy outcomes.