University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

Diamond’s new book examines, ‘How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools’

John Diamond has spent more than a decade examining various aspects of academic disparities in schools and conducting in-depth research into the hot-button issue that’s commonly referred to as the racial achievement gap. And over the years, one theme in Diamond’s investigations has consistently emerged. “This is a very complex problem and there aren’t simple answers,” …

Wei LAB lead organizer for International Colloquium on Black Males in Education

The 2014 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, a research gathering set to explore the global dynamics of black males in the educational pipeline, runs Oct. 1-4 at Morehouse College in Atlanta. The event’s lead organizer is Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB), an education research laboratory based out of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research …