Public Education
Judge rules Wisconsin school district must release email list used for referendum(The Center Square) â A Rock County judge ruled the Beloit, Wisconsin School District needs to release an email distribution list used to send emails promoting the districtâs $33 million… Read More
Public Education
Open enrollment grows across Wisconsin to almost 10% of all public-school studentsThe popularity of Wisconsinâs open-enrollment policies continues to increase, amounting to more than 73,000 children outside their home district â or 9.1% of all public-school students â in the 2023-24… Read More
Public Education
Michigan district demands $33 million to fulfill parentâs information requestA Michigan school district is under fire after demanding $33 million to grant a motherâs legal request for information. The Rochester Community School District (RCSD) lost… Read More
Christian Schools
Police: No individual specifically targeted in Madison school shooting(The Center Square) â No individual was targeted in a Monday shooting that left three dead, including a teacher, a teenage student and the shooter at Madison’s Abundant Life Christian… Read More
Courts
Wisconsin watchdog files federal complaint after district closes school for having too many whitesÂA Wisconsin school district shut down a successful charter school for having too many white students. Now, it may face a federal investigation for violating civil rights. The Wisconsin Institute… Read More
Christian Schools
3 dead, including teen shooter, at Christian school in Madison, WIThree are dead and six others were injured at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, where a female student allegedly opened fire on Monday, just nine days before Christmas. Read More
Courts
Wisconsin mother lambasts schoolâs âbarbaricâ racism against special needs sonA Wisconsin mother is taking legal action against her school district for racially discriminating against her dyslexic son by putting minority students first. Colbey Decker recalled how her child struggled… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court declines to hear parents’ challenge to school policy secretly encouraging gender transitions(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up parentsâ challenge to a school district policy that secretly encourages gender transitions. Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin taxpayers approve costly school funding measures in several regions(The Center Square) â Many of the stateâs 137 school funding referenda passed during Tuesdayâs election, including more than $600 million for the Madison Metropolitan School District. A… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin district closes thriving STEM charter because it had too many white students, legal group claimsA Wisconsin school district is in hot water for closing a successful STEM charter for the alleged purpose of âracial balancing.â The Wauwatosa School District (WSD) board voted on Monday… Read More
Public Education
Taxpayers face 137 school referendum questions across Wisconsin on Nov. 5(The Center Square) â 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
Public Education
Latest Wisconsin school scores show school choice success, group says(The Center Square) â 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
Public Education
Madison schools ask for more then $600M against declining enrollment(The Center Square) â 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 districtâs… Read More
Public Education
ACLU introduces civil rights, race, gender toolkit for school use(The Center Square) â 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
Public Education
Wisconsin voters ever more dissatisfied with public educationWisconsin 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
Public Education
Wisconsin group sues Biden admin over race-based scholarship program(The Center Square) â 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
Public Education
Milwaukee school enrollment down, students still behind(The Center Square) â 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
Public Education
Gov. Evers names education firm to head Milwaukee district audit(The Center Square) â A consulting firm with former public school administrators will lead the audit into Milwaukee Public Schoolsâ financial woes. Gov. Tony Evers on Monday named MGT of America… Read More
Public Education
Ethics complaint filed in recall effort of Milwaukee school board(The Center Square) â There is now an ethics complaint to go along with the effort to recall four members of Milwaukeeâs school board. The Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association said it… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin per-pupil spending up over past decade(The Center Square) â 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