About the WIDA Research Team

Mission

To provide timely, meaningful, and actionable research that promotes educational equity and academic achievement for linguistically and culturally diverse students.

Partners

We develop our annual research agenda under the guidance of the WIDA Consortium Board Research Subcommittee members listed below.

Name State
Cori Alston Georgia
Rob Bauer North Dakota
Melodee (Dee) Davis Georgia
Helga Fasciano North Carolina
Gaye Fedorchak New Hampshire
Robert Fugate Virginia
Shelda Hale Kentucky
Glenda Harrell North Carolina
Jacqueline Iribarren Wisconsin
Boon Lee Illinois
Joanne Marino North Carolina
Jim McCobb Vermont
Bob Measel Rhode Island
Susan Morgan New Hampshire
Nancy Mullins Maine
Philip Olsen Wisconsin
Judy Radford Virginia
Kerri Whipple North Dakota
Andreas Wiegand Hawaii
Chris Williams Kentucky

Research team members work closely with researchers from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), and draw support and information from other WIDA staff and research organizations to accomplish the team mission.

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Research Theme for 2012

Getting the Word Out

At WIDA research, we're learning a lot from our member states, their data, and the research we're doing. Our focus this year is to "get the word out" by sharing what we're learning through the use of research bulletins, regional calls and conversations, conference presentations, reports, and peer reviewed publications. Give us a call or drop us a note to find out what we're learning.

Recent Communications

National Evaluation of Title III Implementation Supplemental Report— Exploring Approaches to Setting English Language Proficiency Performance Criteria and Monitoring English Learner Progress

Submitted to
U.S. Department of Education Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Policy and
Program Studies Service

Prepared by
Gary Cook, Wisconsin Center for Educational Research
Robert Linquanti, WestEd
Marjorie Chinen, American Institutes for Research
Hyekyung Jung, American Institutes for Research

American Institutes for Research Washington, DC
2012