Benjamin Yount

Benjamin Yount writes for The Center Square.

Public Education
Woke politics, gender ideology frustrating Wisconsin parents

(The Center Square) – Tim Michels says Wisconsin’s State of Education speech was more of a political stump speech than a report card on the state’s schools. Michels,… Read More

September 26, 2022
Public Education
Republican lawmakers not expecting much from Wisconsin’s State of Education speech

(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin haven’t been given a preview of the state superintendent’s State of Education speech, but they have some guesses as to what… Read More

September 23, 2022
Legislation
New school choice coalition in Wisconsin looks to expand education options

(The Center Square) – A coalition of business and policy groups got the ball rolling on school choice in Wisconsin nearly 30 years ago, and they’re ready to try… Read More

September 23, 2022
Legislation
Sen. Ron Johnson criticizes Lt. Gov. Barnes on school choice in Wisconsin

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s U.S. Senator is making an issue out of what his reelection campaign is calling Mandela Barnes’ hypocrisy on school choice. “After Lt. Gov. Read More

September 15, 2022
Culture
Wisconsin city leaders threatened with legal action over conversion therapy ban ordinance

(The Center Square) – There’s now a threat of a lawsuit over La Crosse’s recent ban on conversion therapy. The city council approved an ordinance in June that… Read More

August 23, 2022