Public Education
Wisconsin school choice options continue to grow(The Center Square) â Wisconsinâs school choice program is growing as Department of Public Instruction began open enrollment for the stateâs choice programs. âThere are 417 private schools and school… Read More
Public Education
School district cares more about hiring ‘diverse,’ ‘culturally competent’ teachers over effective ones(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Wisconsin school district has been hit with a federal complaint for allegedly using race-based hiring practices and prioritizing âdiversityâ over qualifications. West Allis-West Milwaukee School… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsinâs increase in emergency teacher licenses raises concerns about educator quality  ÂAs school choice gains traction, Wisconsin public schools are struggling to keep students and recruit enough teachers. A brand new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum (WPF) found emergency teacher… Read More
Courts
Wisconsin judge who helped illegal immigrant avoid arrest resigns two weeks after convictionA Wisconsin judge who escorted an illegal immigrant out a back door to evade capture has resigned. Hannah C. Dugan, who was convicted of felony obstruction in federal court… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee schools offer $1,000 bonus to licensed, retired teachers in effort to fill vacanciesAstrid Wagner worked 32 years in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), but she decided to return as the district provides bonuses to licensed, retired teachers for coming back to classrooms. âIs… Read More
Courts
Judge who helped illegal escape from ICE convicted of felony obstruction(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A federal jury Thursday convicted a Milwaukee judge who helped an illegal immigrant briefly evade capture by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Read More
Courts
Wisconsin school district sued after refusing to provide curriculum material from Christian publisherA public-interest law firm is suing a Wisconsin school district for denying a motherâs online curriculum choices for her child because of the publisherâs Christian affiliation. Lighthouse Learning Academy, a… Read More
Public Education
Effort to help Wisconsin schools with consolidation picks up momentum(The Center Square) â Chris Lindner knows the possibility of his Loyal School District consolidating with Greenwood in Clark County has plenty of people paying attention. School consolidations in Wisconsin, now… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school consolidation bills include $2K per student incentive(The Center Square) â Wisconsin school districts will be eligible for $2,000 per student extra in funding for the first year if a series of bills in the state are… Read More
Government
Wisconsin passes law banning cellphones in public schools, gives districts July deadline to establish policiesÂWisconsin public schools have until July to develop policies banning cellphones in classrooms under a law signed Oct. 31 by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Although Evers has expressed concerns about… Read More
Culture
Wisconsin continues attack on Catholic charity despite unanimous Supreme Court loss(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Despite a unanimous loss at the Supreme Court, Wisconsin is pressing forward in its fight to deny Catholic Charities a tax exemption. The Supreme Court … Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin manipulating school data, deceiving parents, policy expert saysWisconsinâs education department is skewing test scores to deceive parents, a public policy expert argues. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is distorting its own data to make its public education… Read More
Culture
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to halt abortions starting Oct. 1ÂPlanned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced it will stop scheduling abortions beginning Oct. 1, citing cuts to Medicaid funding that threaten its ability to operate. The group said it plans to… Read More
Government
WSJ rips Wisconsin Gov. Evers for refusal to join federal school choice tax credit programWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is âtaking ordersâ from teachersâ unions instead of seeking the well-being of students in his state, writes The Wall Street Journal editorial… Read More
Public Education
School choice produces better outcomes with less taxpayer money in Wisconsin, report finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) â School choice programs could improve education outcomes for students while costing taxpayers less, a newly released report found. Private schools in Wisconsinâs school choice programs… Read More
Public Education
University of Wisconsin suspends Students for Justice in Palestine chapterThe University of Wisconsin-Madison has suspended the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) following an investigation into its disruption of an April event featuring former U.S. Ambassador… Read More
Christian Schools
Wisconsin Christian school âbusting at the seamsâ may expand into former college campus spaceOzaukee Christian School (OCS) started in 1990 with just six students in a church basement. Its founders felt called to provide a nondenominational evangelical Christian education. Read More
Courts
âDeeply disappointingâ: Pro-lifers double down after Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down stateâs 176-year-old abortion banWisconsin pro-lifers are vowing they wonât be âbacking downâ after the stateâs high court struck down a 176-year-old abortion ban. In a 4-3 ruling on Wednesday,… Read More
Government
Wisconsin bill would limit school funding requests after record number of referendaAfter a slew of public-school referenda asking Wisconsin taxpayers for additional funding, Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to limit how many times these can occur. Assembly… Read More
Courts
Watch: Wisconsin Lutheran school wins $30,000 school choice appeal to aid special education studentsSt. Paulâs Lutheran School in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, has won a legal appeal after the state attempted to deny more than $30,000 in school choice scholarship funding for three special needs… Read More