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- It’s time for Welfare Reform 2.0 in Wisconsin
- Eau Claire teens find police are the opposite of oppressors
- Florida could teach Wisconsin how to demand a more open-minded academia
- Wisconsin still holds $800 million in people’s unclaimed cash despite a top ranking in returning funds
- More Wisconsin circuit courts use text reminders to move justice along: a ‘godsend’
- How to strengthen the climb from the safety net
- The silence breaks: Accountability at last for those who make Milwaukee life unlivable
- Data centers could be a godsend — if communities let them
Browsing: Education
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?
Options and Opportunities
Wisconsin’s teacher-led insurgency
A good value for taxpayers or a case of market abuse?
A further evaluation of the SAGE program
Can Wisconsin Raise the Bar? Read More… Painting a Different Picture Read More… Ethics and Rhetoric in Wisconsin Judicial Elections…
An Irish Education Lesson for Wisconsin Read More… The Rise (And Fall) of Third Parties Read More… Governor Scott McCallum?…
Criminals Escaping Affliction: Gerald Turner and Wisconsin’s Fair Employment Law Read More… The Devil’s Advocate: WMC, Brady Williamson, and Issue…
What It Will Take to Make It Work

