Wisconsin Center for Education Research
About Us
Under the direction of Adam Gamoran, the Wisconsin Center for Education Research is one of the oldest, largest, and most productive education research centers in the world. A part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Education, WCER provides a productive environment where some of the country's leading scholars conduct basic and applied education research. The WCER roster includes research centers and projects that are currently investigating a variety of topics in education.
Articles by Wisconsin Center for Education Research
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Value-Added and Other Measures of Teacher Quality
School districts, individual schools, and education policies all contribute to student achievement. But it can be argued...
Topics: Teacher Quality and Compensation -
Approaches to Alternative Teachers Compensation
About 95% of public school districts use a uniform salary schedule. But merit pay and performance-based pay programs are...
Topics: Teacher Quality and Compensation -
What Will Decrease Educational Inequality?
Student’s educational outcomes are boosted or hindered by their families’ socioeconomic background. Although...
Topics: Poverty and Equality
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