CPRE - Consortium for Policy Research in Education at the University of Wisconsin Madison

Consortium for Policy Research in Education

CPRE unites seven of the nation's top research institutions in an effort to improve student learning through research on education reform, policy, and finance. CPRE's school finance and teacher compensation research at UW-Madison is led by Allan Odden, CPRE Co-director.

2009 SMHC National Conference - Washington, DC - November 3-4

2009 SMHC District Reform Network Invitational Conference, Chicago, IL March 24-25, 2009.

New Book on Doubling Performance by Odden and Archibald. Click here for more information.

2008 SMHC-CPRE Invitational Conference

New Project on Talent and Human Capital in Education
In this project, we seek the strategic redesign of human capital management systems for teachers and other leaders in the nation’s largest 100 public school districts. The link to the complete SMHC website can be found here: http://www.smhc-cpre.org/

New Materials
The CPRE group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has just issued new materials, all of which are available as downloads at no charge.

February 21-22, 2007 Conference, Chicago, IL
New Approaches to School Finance, School Improvement and Teacher Compensation: The Results of Fifteen Years of Research and Policy Development

Task Force: UW-Madison Study to Focus on Funding of Wisconsin Schools
What does it cost to adequately fund K-12 education in Wisconsin? A nationally recognized expert in school finance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is leading an effort to address this critical question.

The Wisconsin School Finance Adequacy Initiative Final Report
Moving from Good to Great in Wisconsin: Funding Schools Adequately and Doubling School Performance

Wisconsin State Journal Article: Squeezing Schools
Squeezing Schools Part 2: UW-Madison professor has a vision for school funding. Odden is lead author of a new state report pushing a radical idea: Wisconsin schools should get enough money to adequately educate all children, including those with special needs, to actually meet the state's own education standards. In the process, he said, the state could significantly increase the numbers of students attaining proficient and advanced ratings on standardized tests.