News & Presentations
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New UW–Madison, MMSD Journal Article Finds Preschoolers Already Form Friendships Based on Shared Characteristics
New research, published in a peer-reviewed journal by researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), shows that children as…
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UW–Madison Project Joins With MMSD to Meet Pressing Student Needs
When the Madison Education Partnership (MEP) launched in 2016, its goal was simple but ambitious: bring together researchers and educators to address real problems facing…
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Celebrating MEP’s 10th Anniversary
Since 2016, the Madison Education Partnership (MEP) has brought together researchers from UW–Madison and educational practitioners and policymakers from the Madison Metropolitan School District to…
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UW–Madison Report: Math Achievement Challenges Begin Early, Intensify for MMSD Elementary Students
A new report by the Madison Education Partnership (MEP) is helping guide efforts by the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) to strengthen elementary mathematics fluency…
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White Students More Likely to Exit Madison Schools via Open Enrollment
This article, written by Erin Gretzinger, originally appeared in The Cap Times. A University of Wisconsin–Madison class started the fall semester with a big question…
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Full-Day 4K Students in Madison Public Schools See Better Learning Outcomes Than Peers in Half-Day 4K Program
For the first time since full-day, four-year-old kindergarten (4K) began in the Madison Metropolitan School District, a new evaluation by researchers from UW–Madison and the…
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Sharing is Caring: Democratizing Institutional Resources in RPPs
Bri Monahan (MEP) teamed up with Amanda Kruger (MLRC) to represent the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships Annual Forum.
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Does Money Matter for the Production of Relevant Research? Incentivizing Researchers to Work on Research Relevant to Practice, Policy, and Communities
This article originally appeared in NNERPP Extra. It was written by Laura Wentworth, Erin O’Hara and Beth Vaade. One of the most commonly cited influences…
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Madison School Absenteeism Soared with COVID-19, Little Change Since
This article, written by Scott Girard, originally appeared in The Cap Times. One-fifth of Madison’s kindergartners missed at least 18 days of school in 2012-2013, meaning they…
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‘They’re More Likely To Receive Another Down the Road’: MMSD Does Away with Out-of-School Suspensions for Elementary Students
This article, written by Grace Ulch, originally appeared on 27 WKOW. The Madison Metropolitan School District is changing the way they handle suspension. While it’s…
