Education
Ethnic studies courses required to graduate at all 13 four-year UW schools
The courses, which cover everything from race to gender, have been the subject of scrutiny for pushing left-leaning talking points The University of Wisconsin-Madison isn’t alone in requiring every undergraduate to enroll in…
RGF Freedom Index Results Finalized
As we have done for more than a decade, the Rio Grande Foundation has tracked the votes in New Mexico’s legislative sessions. The 2026 session was a short, 30-day legislative session, but some momentous bills passed (for…
Is state aid to public education growing or shrinking?
Is the state contribution to public education funding growing or shrinking? The complexity of New Hampshire’s school funding formula, and misconceptions about how that formula works, cloud the answer. But there are a few…
New Open Enrollment Bill: Frequently Asked Questions
Utah legislators will soon discuss HB 528 – Local School Board Reporting, a bill that increases transparency about open enrollment – the policy that allows students to transfer between district public schools. This…
Sutherland Institute submits public comment on adding the Success Sequence to Utah Health Education Core Standards
Last year, the Utah State Legislature passed H.B. 281 Health Curriculum and Procedures Amendments, requiring that health instruction include information about the Success Sequence, which as the law defines it is “a…
SBOE Workgroups Announced: The Final Fight for Texas History
The workgroup numbers for the Texas State Board of Education are finally out, and they reveal a historic milestone for our state’s education system. As the SBOE moves toward the completion of this monumental process, it is…
Education choice principles Utah should not forget
Education choice principles Utah should not forget Written by Utah legislators in the current session should remember how the state became a leader in education choice: by focusing on giving parents real options. Education…
Texas Parents Break Records for School Choice Applications
By Kathryn Hickok At last count, more than one and a half million children now benefit from school choice programs across the Unites States. With 75 programs in 34 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, more than…
Time for UW-Madison to do away with Ethnic Studies requirement
Time can be better spent on other things like AI Here’s a question I hope somebody asks anyone who applies to be the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Why in the world in 2026 should we continue to have…
A Badger Institute policy report: Character education and teacher retention
Benefits of character education can be two-fold Wisconsinites should be concerned the state’s growing crisis of disappearing educators — a phenomenon the Badger Institute has been taking a closer look at. Multiple studies…
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