Browsing: Education

Why it’s bad for schools, and why it won’t go away

A tale of two Wisconsins

“Co-Governors” Vie for Republicans’ Hearts Jeff Mayers – Spring 2005 Read More… Spring 2005 Read More… A Better Way to…

The benefits from phonics and direct instruction

The case for competitive bidding

A flawed idea for schools and for taxpayers

Education Task Force: New Wrapping Can’t Disguise Old Ideas George Lightbourn – Fall 2004 Read More… Revenue Forecasting and the…

After the Freeze Charlie Sykes – Winter 2004 Read More… Milwaukee Public Schools George Lightbourn – Winter 2004 Read More……

Could Campaign Finance Reform Happen Here? Read More… The Sorry State of Economic and Financial Education in Wisconsin Read More……

An Act to Remember Read More… The Tax Revolt of 2003 Read More… Celebrating Western Civilization Read More… Wisconsin’s Budget…

In the twenty-first century it is an alarming trend that a large percent of Wisconsin students have an almost remedial-level knowledge of American economic and financial institutions

Are Wisconsin Public School Teachers Really Underpaid? Read More… Rethinking Special Education in Wisconsin Read More… Family Farm Welfare Read…

No issue in Wisconsin government has grown faster in the last decade than special education. It has accelerated to a $1 billion per year educational program with little accountability

What are Wisconsin high schoolers learning about history?

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, the state’s flagship campus, is increasingly important to the future of Wisconsin. In a new century in which the economy is becoming ever more reliant on knowledge, the state’s lead university must be able to step up and better serve its constituency

Over the past generation, political correctness has advanced by leaps and bounds on our nation’s campuses.

A Vote Against Fraud Read More… The Return of “Free Speech” Wars to Madison Read More… Fly Fly Away Read…

Invest, Invest Invest Read More… Paint it Black Read More… Is Junior Ready for Kindergarten? Read More… School Cap Wars…

2+2=5: Fuzzy Math Invades Wisconsin Schools Read More… The 2000 Vote for President Read More… Assessing Wisconsin’s Infrastructure for the…

Who is leaving the state? Where are they going?