Culture, Public Education
âWe canât have activists in our schoolsâ: Local parent condemns Wisconsin teacher over âRainbowlandâ controversyA self-described âteacher activistâ from Wisconsin set the internet ablaze when she tweeted that her school deemed a Miley Cyrus song too controversial for 1st graders. Melissa Tempel… Read More
Culture
Wisconsin meningitis vaccine mandate scuttled, Sen. Nass says parents keep power to decide(The Center Square)Â â As expected, Wisconsin lawmakers blocked a new meningitis vaccine requirement and ended the emergency power the stateâs public health department had over the chickenpox. The Joint Committee… Read More
Public Education
‘Ghost students’ cost Wisconsin taxpayers nearly $360 million(The Center Square)Â â Enrollment in Wisconsinâs public schools is down, yet many school districts in the state continue to be paid for students who are no longer in their… Read More
Public Education
Parents successfully pressure school board to give conservative the seat he nearly lost over a ‘clerical error’Parents in Wisconsin expressed outrage over a “clerical error” after a bureaucratâs mistake threatened to cost a conservative school board member his seat. The error was in the… Read More
Government, Public Education
Wisconsin governor wants more money for public schools, less school choice for parents(The Center Square) â Gov. Tony Evers wants to spend more than a $1.3 billion more over the next two years, but itâs almost certainly not going to happen. The… Read More
Government
School choice supporters optimistic over Wisconsin open enrollment(The Center Square) â The latest snapshot of the desire for school choice in Wisconsin is developing this week when the Open Application Period for three of Wisconsinâs school choice… Read More
Government
More schools eligible for Wisconsin choice program as enrollment grows(The Center Square) â Participating schools and student enrollment are up in Wisconsin’s choice program. The stateâs Department of Public Instruction on Friday released the list of schools available for… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Wisconsin elementary school putting students through LGBT training created by activists(Daily Caller) â A Wisconsin school district is putting elementary school students through a weeklong gender identity and sexual orientation lesson created by LGBT activists, according to an email obtained… Read More
Culture
Inaugural âStolen Innocenceâ panel aims to help parents guard their children against increasing sexualization in schoolsAlexandra Schweitzer had turned the childrenâs book she was inspecting sideways, like a curious youth trying to better see a Playboy centerfold. Her husband wondered what… Read More
Government
Wisconsin lawmakers block Gov. Ever’s conversion therapy ban again; ACLU eyes Supreme Court election(The Center Square) â The ACLU of Wisconsin is seeking to use the Legislatureâs most recent vote striking down conversion therapy to register voters, with an eye on this year’s election… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Jan. 9-13)Christian school continues to educate despite fire â Although a fire ravaged its building on New Yearâs Eve, New Life Christian School in North Carolina continues to fulfill its mission. Read More
Government
Gov. Evers say he won’t sign a budget including school choice plan(The Center Square) â Gov. Tony Evers is already taking things off the list of possible compromises at the Wisconsin Capitol. The governor told WISN TV on UPFRONT that he… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Long-time school board member sues own board, accusing it of silencing public dissent and retaliating against opponentsA public school board member is suing his own board, which he says “makes political decisions in secret.â Mike Meier, a school board member for the Wauwatosa School… Read More
Public Education
Survey: More than half of Wisconsin public school kids anxious, one-third depressed(The Center Square) â A new survey shows half of Wisconsin school kids say theyâre anxious, and a third say theyâre depressed. The stateâs Department of Public Instruction released the Youth… Read More
Public Education
Mequon-Thiensville Schools lose again in bid to keep email list secret(The Center Square) â Mequon-Thiensville Schools is 0-for-3 trying to keep its email lists secret. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday said the school district cannot withhold its alumni, recreation… Read More
Government, Public Education
New lawsuit accuses Wisconsin DPI of making school choice more difficult(The Center Square) â A new lawsuit accuses Wisconsin educators of using Byzantine paperwork to make it more difficult for parents and students to leave public schools. The Wisconsin Institute… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Former Wisconsin school counselor sues after being fired for opposing âgender identity ideologyâA former Wisconsin elementary school counselor is suing district employees for firing her in response to a speech she gave opposing âgender identity ideology.â Marissa… Read More
Culture
Wisconsin Assembly top Republican looks to work with governor on abortion, school choice, tax cuts(The Center Square) â The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says heâs willing to work on âsolutionsâ with Gov. Tony Evers. Speaker Robin Vos on Thursday said… Read More
Culture
Protesters harass conservative student, tear up his Bible and eat the pagesProtesters mercilessly harassed a conservative student outside a university campus event as he read aloud from a Bible, which they tore to shreds and one student even partially ate. Read More
Government
Universal school choice is priority No. 1 for Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tim MichelsOne Wisconsin candidate for governor has been vocal about his campaignâs top priority: universal school choice. Since winning the Republican primary on Aug. 9, candidate Tim Michels has… Read More