Browsing: K-12 Education

It was an off-the-record conversation early last summer with a major figure in education politics in Wisconsin. I suggested that…

The foibles of progressive schooling prompt a search for a better alternative By Warren Kozak Here’s how my formal education…

They look to MPS’s Robert Peterson and his social justice political agenda. By Sol Stern Sol Stern is author of…

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…

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

The limits of parent-driven reform

Outcomes by gender, race, and income level

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

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

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?

Options and Opportunities

Wisconsin’s teacher-led insurgency

A further evaluation of the SAGE program