Education Research Section

Highlights

Values and Evidence in Educational Decision-Making

April 6, 2023 - ERS hosted student event, “Values and Evidence in Educational Decision-Making” featuring guest speaker, Harry Brighouse, Professor of Philosophy of Education, Professor of Philosophy, Carol Dickson-Bascom Professor of the Humanities, and Affiliate Professor of Educational Policy Studies at University of Wisconsin, Madison. …

Elevated water lead levels in schools using water from on-site wells

Only 8% of US public schools operate their own community water systems, and thus are subject to the federal Lead and Copper Rule's regulation of water lead levels (WLLs). To date, the absence of parallel water testing data for all other schools has prevented the comparison of WLLs with schools that do not face federal regulation.…

Upcoming Events

"Why We Need a Field of Educational Ethics"
Oct 4, 2023, 12:00 pm
Location
165 Wallace Hall
Speaker
"The Right to Read: From Slavery to Modern Culture Wars "
Oct 11, 2023, 12:00 pm
Location
165 Wallace Hall
Speaker
"The Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms Linking Environmental Experience, Executive Function, and Academic Achievement"
Oct 25, 2023, 12:00 pm
Location
165 Wallace Hall & Zoom
Speaker

About ERS

The Education Research Section (ERS) is an interdisciplinary unit that promotes the use of research in education decision making. 

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