Benjamin Yount

Benjamin Yount writes for The Center Square.

Public Education
Ethics complaint filed in recall effort of Milwaukee school board

(The Center Square) – There is now an ethics complaint to go along with the effort to recall four members of Milwaukee’s school board. The Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association said… Read More

July 29, 2024
Public Education
Wisconsin per-pupil spending up over past decade

(The Center Square) – Public schools in Wisconsin are spending nearly $1,000 more per-student than a decade ago, despite falling enrollment and flat test scores. The latest spending information from… Read More

July 23, 2024
Public Education
Reform, challenges ahead for public higher ed system in Wisconsin

(The Center Square) – Declining high school graduates in the state, flat or decreasing enrollment, and reliance on student tuition dollars are chief concerns for a study committee on the… Read More

July 12, 2024
Public Education
Madison public schools to ask for $600M more from taxpayers

(The Center Square) – There are questions about the plan from public schools in Madison to raise taxes by more than half-a-billion dollars this fall after the Madison Metropolitan School… Read More

June 26, 2024
Public Education
Milwaukee Public School reforms must include choice expansion, says advocate

(The Center Square) – The head of Wisconsin’s largest school choice group says the recent troubles at Milwaukee Public Schools both show the need for school choice and is the… Read More

June 20, 2024