wisconsin
Public Education
Wisconsin taxpayers approve costly school funding measures in several regions

(The Center Square) – Many of the state’s 137 school funding referenda passed during Tuesday’s election, including more than $600 million for the Madison Metropolitan School District. A… Read More

November 8, 2024
Public Education
Wisconsin district closes thriving STEM charter because it had too many white students, legal group claims

A Wisconsin school district is in hot water for closing a successful STEM charter for the alleged purpose of “racial balancing.” The Wauwatosa School District (WSD) board voted on Monday… Read More

October 29, 2024
Public Education
Taxpayers face 137 school referendum questions across Wisconsin on Nov. 5

(The Center Square) – On Nov. 5, there will be 137 school referendum questions combined for local school districts across the state of Wisconsin. Those include 57 for a temporary… Read More

October 15, 2024
Public Education
Latest Wisconsin school scores show school choice success, group says

(The Center Square) – A school choice group in Wisconsin say the latest standardized test scores, even with the recent changes, show the choice is good for students. Nicholas Kelly, president… Read More

October 10, 2024
Public Education
Madison schools ask for more then $600M against declining enrollment

(The Center Square) – The Madison school district wants voters to approve a pair of referendums worth more than $600 million on the Nov. 5 ballot despite the school district’s… Read More

October 7, 2024
Public Education
ACLU introduces civil rights, race, gender toolkit for school use

(The Center Square) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin has come out with a new resource kit for students, teachers and parents in public schools that outlines how… Read More

October 3, 2024
Public Education
Wisconsin voters ever more dissatisfied with public education

Wisconsin voters are increasingly disappointed with their local public schools, a stark new poll reveals.    Multiple surveys by the Marquette Law School Poll (MLSP), a public… Read More

September 11, 2024
Public Education
Wisconsin group sues Biden admin over race-based scholarship program

(The Center Square) – There is another lawsuit over another race-based program from the Biden Administration with a Wisconsin tie. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Wednesday filed a… Read More

August 29, 2024
Public Education
Milwaukee school enrollment down, students still behind

(The Center Square) – A new report says most students in Milwaukee schools are not getting any better of an education now than they were 30 years ago. The Wisconsin Policy… Read More

August 13, 2024
Public Education
Gov. Evers names education firm to head Milwaukee district audit

(The Center Square) – A consulting firm with former public school administrators will lead the audit into Milwaukee Public Schools’ financial woes. Gov. Tony Evers on Monday named MGT of America… Read More

July 30, 2024
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 it… 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 the… 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
Courts
Wisconsin Supreme Court lifts restraining order on pro-life advocacy outside Planned Parenthood

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has unanimously reversed a lower court order imposing a restraining order on a pro-life advocate who was simply sharing his views outside a Planned Parenthood office. Read More

July 9, 2024
Public Education
Milwaukee Public Schools loses $81 million in state aid, board recall goes full steam ahead

Milwaukee Public Schools will lose $81 million in state aid due to district mismanagement, and citizens are ready for new leadership. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction estimated an… Read More

July 9, 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 Board… 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 perfect… Read More

June 20, 2024
Public Education
Milwaukee parents launch ‘long overdue’ recall campaign against school board

Angry Milwaukee Public Schools residents are launching a recall campaign against their school board for mismanaging the district and ignoring community concerns. The group, Recall MPS School Board Collaborative,… Read More

June 18, 2024
Public Education
Wisconsin watchdog blows whistle on school district’s anti-white discrimination

A Wisconsin watchdog has blown the whistle on a local school district’s scholarship program for excluding white applicants. Since 2021, the School District of Beloit (SDB) has had a “… Read More

June 17, 2024
Public Education
Milwaukee Public School’s financial crisis in spiraling out of control

The education funding scandal in Milwaukee has worsened as those in charge appear to be passing the buck. Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is under fire for failing to submit important… Read More

June 13, 2024