Browsing: Education

Welcome to Our New Digs Wisconsin Interest first appeared 17 years ago, back in 1992, as the flagship publication of the…

The limits of parent-driven reform

A New Direction for the Wisconsin Supreme Court Diane Sykes – Fall 2007 Read More… Does Wisconsin Lock Up Too…

2006 Could Prove to be a Watershed Election For Democrats Jeff Mayers – Winter 2007 Read More… My Life and…

Creating the Capacity to Manage and Compete

Outcomes by gender, race, and income level

A Culture of Complacency Charles Sykes – Winter 2006 Read More… Learning English in Wisconsin Sunny Schubert – Winter 2006…

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