The State of Maine benefits from WCER's Value-Added Research Center (Maine Public Broadcasting, 22 January).

Chris Thorn, Associate Director of VARC, discusses the Pittsburgh merit pay plan (Post-Gazette, 13 December), and how the Bush Foundation is partnering with VARC to evaluate teachers in Minnesota, and North and South Dakota, based on student performance (Pioneer Press, 3 December).

Rob Meyer talks with Todd Finkelmeyer of The Capital Times about value-added models and the "race to the top" (11/10/09).

On November 9, 2009, Wisconsin Public Radio featured the story Metrics system strives to provide comparisons that are "apples-to-apples," about value-added measures and the Value-Added Research Center.

The VARC project is helping NYC schools manage their data (NY Times, 8 September).

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Value-Added and Growth Model Demonstration

Using test data such as that obtained from the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam, along with student identification and demographic data directly from the Wisconsin Department of Public Intstruction, this study models a statewide value-added system with accompanying reports available at the state, district and school level. This project is funded by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

Contact

Ernie Morgan
Phone: (608) 263-3452
Office: 768 Ed Sciences
ernestmorgan@wisc.edu