Public Education
National School Boards Association shedding members in over half the states after smearing concerned parentsWisconsin is the latest state to join a mass exodus of state school boards from the National School Boards Association in the wake of its infamous letter comparing concerned… Read More
Public Education
Gubernatorial candidate Kleefisch slams Evers following emails showing union influence on school reopenings(The Center Square) â There are new questions about who is running public schools in Wisconsin following the release of emails between Gov. Tony Evers and the stateâs largest teachersâ… Read More
Public Education
Legal group stands by its defense of Wisconsin middle school boys in ‘misgendering’ case(The Center Square) â Asking questions is not bullying, and pointing out the law does not constitute creating chaos. And no one supported the threats made against Kiel Schools. Rick… Read More
Culture
Gov. Evers calls special session on abortion, wants voters to call lawmakers(The Center Square)Â â Gov. Tony Evers is asking abortion supporters in the state to pressure lawmakers ahead of a new special session on abortion. The governor on Wednesday said he… Read More
Public Education
LGBTQ group wants Wisconsin schools to continue “misgendering” investigation of three middle school boys(The Center Square) â There is a call for more gender, harassment, bullying and Title IX investigations in Wisconsin schools. The group Fair Wisconsin, which calls itself the leading statewide… Read More
Legislation
Gov. Evers brags about school rankings from the Walker era(The Center Square) â Wisconsinâs governor is taking credit for, and bragging about, school rankings that were earned before he took office. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday bragged on Twitter… Read More
Public Education
Waukesha County judge clears way for hearing on Kettle Moraine Schoolâs secret gender policy(The Center Square) â Another Wisconsin school district is looking at a possible trial over its secret school gender policy. A Waukesha County judge on Wednesday dismissed a motion from… Read More
Culture, Opinion
âVandalismâ? No, a politically motivated arson attack on the pro-life community is an act of terrorOne local news report called the perpetrators âvandals.â Likewise, the New York Times called the arson attack of a Wisconsin pro-life group âan… Read More
Culture, Legislation
Badger Institute poll shows broad support for welfare reform, parents involvement in schools, police(The Center Square) â Voters in Wisconsin, by large margins, want to see more parents involved in their kids’ schools, more police officers on the streets, and more people getting… Read More
Legislation
School choice supporters encouraged by latest Marquette Poll on vouchers(The Center Square) â More parents in Wisconsin are getting behind the idea of school choice. The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows 58% of voters in the state support… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin state superintendent again defends teaching of race, class and gender(The Center Square) â The top teacher in Wisconsin says it is important for all kids in Wisconsin to learn from the author who wants to âupend mainstream ideas about… Read More
Culture
Sen. Kapenga presses state superintendent for CRT webinar for teachers(The Center Square) â There are new questions for Wisconsinâs state superintendent of schools about critical race theory, politics and a webinar for teachers in the state. Sen. Chris Kapenga,… Read More
Legislation
More Gov. Eversâ vetoes generate more criticism(The Center Square) â Republican lawmakers and conservative groups in Wisconsin are once again upset, but not surprised, at another wave of vetoes from Gov. Tony Evers. Evers on Friday… Read More
Public Education
Conservative candidates win big in Wisconsin school board races(The Center Square) â A lot of Wisconsin parents are not happy with their local school boards. Conservative and Republicans candidates for school boards did well in their races Tuesday,… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school tells mom her daughter is not âprotected from discriminationâ because she is whiteWhen a Wisconsin mother filed a complaint with her local school district alleging that her daughter was the victim of racial discrimination, the mother received a shocking response:… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents must âearnâ the right to know their âkidsâ identitiesâ according to public school staff trainingA Wisconsin school district offered a staff training session that included a slide saying, âRemember, parents are not entitled to know their kidsâ… Read More
Culture
Parental rights bills sail through Wisconsin Senate, face headwinds on governorâs desk(The Center Square) â Protection of parental rights and other education reforms are the focus of several bills passed by the Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday. The Empowering Parents K-12 Education… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Wisconsin votersâ thoughts on school choice, public schools shifting(The Center Square) â Two years of the coronavirus appear to have changed some of the attitudes toward public schools in Wisconsin. The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows… Read More
Culture, Legislation
State superintendent, state rep dismiss parents’ concerns in Wisconsin schools(Benjamin Yount | The Center Square) â Wisconsinâs state superintendent of schools and at least one Democratic state representative are dismissing the parents who turned out at the Capitol on Thursday… Read More
Legislation
Parents flood Wisconsin private school choice enrollment, crash state website(Benjamin Yount | The Center Square) â Itâs the latest snapshot of just how many parents in Wisconsin want to explore educational options for their kids. Tuesday was the first… Read More