Beth Graue, a former kindergarten teacher, is Sorenson Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. The director of the Center for Research on Early Childhood Education at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Graue received her PhD in Research and Evaluation Methodologies from the University of Colorado Boulder. A fellow of the American Educational Research Association, Graue has studied readiness, kindergarten, home school relations, culturally responsive early math, pre-K policy enactment, and the infusion of mindfulness practices into teaching. Her current research is focused on building strong transitions between pre-K and kindergarten.