Public Education
Milwaukee Public School reforms must include choice expansion, says advocate(The Center Square) â The head of Wisconsinâs 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
Public Education
Milwaukee parents launch âlong overdueâ recall campaign against school boardAngry 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
Public Education
Wisconsin watchdog blows whistle on school districtâs anti-white discriminationA Wisconsin watchdog has blown the whistle on a local school districtâs scholarship program for excluding white applicants. Since 2021, the School District of Beloit (SDB) has had a â… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee Public Schoolâs financial crisis in spiraling out of controlThe 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
Public Education
Milwaukee superintendent resigns after mismanagement puts millions of state dollars in jeopardyAngry Wisconsin parents forced their superintendent to resign after a letter from the state revealed the district was being badly mismanaged. Milwaukee Superintendent Keith Posley became mired in controversy when… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee Public Schools needs to be split up or taken over, says former Wisconsin governor(The Center Square) â Wisconsinâs former governor says Milwaukee Public Schools must be âsavedâ for the students. Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson told a crowd at the Milwaukee Press Club on… Read More
Culture
‘Antiracist’ education should start before age 3, says author who popularized term(The Center Square) â Notable author and outspoken scholar Ibram X. Kendi told educators and others in a taxpayer funded equity webinar Thursday that influencing school systems offers a âbigger… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin mom: High school students assaulted my 10-year-old at elementary schoolA Wisconsin mother has filed a police report after her 10-year-old son was allegedly assaulted by high schoolers at his public school. The mother, who told local media she wanted… Read More
Public Education
âTheyâve done nothingâ: Parents are outraged school left them in the dark about teacher allegedly grooming 12-year-oldWisconsin parents are outraged after their school district kept families in the dark about a middle school teacher accused of grooming a 12-year-old student. âTheir silence is deafening,â… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin directs federal IDEA funds toward racism, equity workshops(The Center Square) â A project housed under the Wisconsin Department of Education is using federal special education funds to pay speakers to provide instruction to teachers on race, equity… Read More
Government
Evers vetoes legislation to keep trans athletes out of girls sports(The Center Square) â Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday vetoed the Republican-backed legislation that would have banned trans athletes from girls sports in the state. âI will veto any bill that… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee schoolsâ request for $252M property tax hike criticized(The Center Square) â The head of one of downtown Milwaukeeâs largest employers says voters need to say ânoâ to the latest tax hike request from Milwaukeeâs public schools. Northwestern Mutual… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty releases dashboard to promote transparency in public educationOne month after the state of Wisconsin released a skewed report on public school performance, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is ensuring families can see how their district… Read More
Courts
Child pornography charges against drag queen move to federal courtA part-time public school music director who moonlights as a drag queen with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was arrested last week in Wisconsin on child porn charges involving the… Read More
Courts
Mother blasts school for transgender policies disregarding parental debate(The Center Square) â One Wisconsin mother is blasting a school policy allowing students to use bathrooms and locker rooms according to their chosen gender identity without public discussion from… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school superintendent resigns after radio hot mic catches critical, profane remarksA Wisconsin superintendent resigned after he was caught criticizing the district, making racial statements about Green Bay and using a profanity towards a district employee during a commercial break of… Read More
Government
Wisconsin Senate approves Parental Bill of Rights; veto expected(The Center Square) â The latest attempt to codify who makes the decisions for children in Wisconsin is headed for an almost certain veto after the Wisconsin Senate approved AB 510,… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin skews report card to hide low-performing schools, critics sayWisconsin just released its 2022-23 education report card, which boasts 94% of its districts are performing at or above state expectations. But experts say the data is skewed. According to… Read More
Culture
Wisconsinâs open enrollment begins next week(The Center Square) â Wisconsinâs open enrollment period begins next week, and again thousands of parents are getting ready to send their children to a different school. The stateâs Department of… Read More
Government
Civics reform introduced in Wisconsin, but state education department, Democrats, refuse to get on boardWisconsinâs top educrats and Democrats are opposed to requiring patriotic civics classes in the stateâs public schools. Assembly Bill 898 would require the Wisconsin Department of… Read More