- Home
- Issues
- Mandate for Madison 2026-27
- Research
- News & Analysis
- Media
- Events
- About
- Top Picks
- Donate
- Contact Us
Subscribe to Top Picks
Get the latest news and research from Badger Institute
- Do Madison’s schools underperform Milwaukee’s? Let’s talk about it.
- Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha rail idea back on radar, despite costs, existing options
- Three policy avenues to help public schools flourish
- Data center boom means good times for old-line manufacturing, 50 or 500 hires at a time
- Strong foundations, untapped potential: Wisconsin’s economy
- Want to help families, Wisconsin? Stop raising childcare costs
- Wisconsin’s childcare subsidies, regulations fail for families
- How a development tool can increase property taxes
Browsing: Education
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
Over the last decade no issue in Wisconsin has been more closely watched here and across the country than the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.
Adults or Kids?: Inspecting the Rights, Responsibilities, and Privileges of 18-20 Year Olds Read More… The War Against Grammar Read…
A review of current issues and trends
Inflated claims, meager results
Anatomy of the Merger-The Elusive Search for Fairness at the Journal/Sentinel Read More… Off the Radar Screen: Wisconsin’s System for…
Another Look at Tolling Wisconsin Interstates Read More… Economic Issues and Native American Gaming Read More… Armchair Quarterbacking and Sloppy…
Looking at Hmong children clearly shows that a functional, supportive family is still the single best barometer for educational success in our public schools.
A review of university course materials
As Wisconsin grapples with the question of educational reform, one area that has not been explored is the role of the schools of education and the certification of our teachers.
Moving from bureaucracy to accountability
What the textbooks teach
Public versus private
A profile of eligible students and schools
An agenda for the 21st century
The perception of the Madison school district is that it is one of the top urban districts. That’s why it’s so perplexing to find that black students are doing as poorly as they are in Milwaukee in Racine
Barriers to reform in the Milwaukee Public Schools

