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Building on the Wisconsin higher-ed reform model
Executive summary Across the United States, there is growing concern about the performance of higher education institutions. Students are studying less, grade inflation has weakened the value of transcripts as signals of…
Wisconsin students who struggle with reading are let down by unenforced literacy reforms, say advocates
Parents don’t want ‘to just sit and read through state statutes’ A three-year-old Wisconsin law requiring schools to inform parents when their students are struggling with reading is going unenforced in far too many…
Failure of tax-and-schools deal offers chance to do better
Instead of one-time rebates and school funding patches, tax and spending reform Think of the failure of the $1.8 billion tax-and-spending deal between Gov. Tony Evers and the Legislature as a second chance at better policy.…
Big federal bucks so far produce a paltry 21 EV charging stations in Wisconsin
Brief pause didn’t help, nor does weak market for electric cars; private sector efforts outstrip government For several years now, Wisconsin officials have been handing out millions of dollars in federal funds, aiming to…
Behind the curtain, Evers Administration diverts taxpayer money to fund environmental bureaucracies
Ousted Wausau mayor among the hires The Wisconsin Department of Administration has spent nearly $2 million operating two state offices that have since 2019 been denied funding by the Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers created the…
Wisconsin socialists’ dreams outstrip Sweden in price
Everyone will pay Socialism is the song of upcoming summer in Wisconsin as a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist leads the race for the Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination and the rest of the pack sings backup. The…
Socialists’ Milwaukee golden age and the light it sheds now
Socialism is having a politically effervescent moment: From a self-professed socialist winning New York’s mayoralty to leftist members of Wisconsin’s Legislature forming a “Socialist caucus” for the first time since 1931, the…
Milwaukee Public Schools, facing crises, should close 25 schools, report warns
Wisconsin’s largest school district, amid a fiscal crisis, should close 25 underutilized school buildings to free up wasted resources, says a Milwaukee-based education advocacy group — even as the Milwaukee Public Schools has…
Easy graders make real life harder
New study: Grade-inflating teachers hurt students’ prospects and earnings Grade inflation isn’t just a problem for colleges or employers fooled into thinking they’re getting an exceptional student when they’re getting an…
For glimpse of a dismal Wisconsin future, just look at our Great Lakes neighbor
Wisconsin must reject Ontario’s embrace of high taxes, increased spending, and more regulation — the cause of economic stagnation in a once-thriving manufacturing center Wisconsinites should pay close attention to the…
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