Browsing: Education

Virtual schools, viewed skeptically by the educational establishment, have a champion in this veteran teacher. By Sunny Schubert Kathy Hennings…

Casually convening in their boardroom late on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, the Milwaukee Area Technical College board…

Wanted: fresh thinking I was pleased with the new format for Wisconsin Interest (March 2009). It was a good read…

New testing approaches not only could serve as a basis for changing state-required tests, but they could also pave the way to improvements in how Wisconsin’s teachers are compensated. These changes would have important implications for the teaching profession.

The state should move toward a testing program with computer-based scoring so that results could be obtained and used promptly.

Henry Tyson shows how urban education can succeed in the right setting.

MPS’ Parental Enticement Program Spent Freely, Widely But, oh, the questionable expenditures. Now some are banned. An Investigative Report By…

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