Benjamin Yount

Benjamin Yount writes for The Center Square.

Government
Wisconsin lawmakers push for more free speech protections at UW schools

(The Center Square) – Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol say students need free speech protections on University of Wisconsin campuses. The Assembly Committee on Colleges and University held a public hearing… Read More

October 30, 2023
Public Education
Study shows Wisconsin private schools ‘serve far more students with disabilities than is reported’

(The Center Square) – Authors of a study about choice schools and disabled students in Wisconsin admit there is some discrepancy but say things are not nearly as bad a… Read More

October 24, 2023
Courts
Wisconsin school choice supporters promise to fight lawsuit

(The Center Square) – Several groups promised to fight a new lawsuit that challenges school choice in Wisconsin. Kirk Bangstad, the owner of the Minocqua Brewing, last week filed a lawsuit… Read More

October 18, 2023
Public Education
Wisconsin public school students struggle with reading, math

(The Center Square) – Nearly 60% of students in Wisconsin’s Public Schools continue to be unable to read, write or do math at grade level. The State’s Department of Public Instruction… Read More

October 11, 2023
Government
Wisconsin state superintendent opposes plan for fairness in girls sports

(The Center Square) – Opponents of two plans at the Wisconsin Capital to declare girls and women’s sports for biological girls and women only are painting a dire picture of… Read More

October 5, 2023