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- The Wisconsin experiment in economic freedom
- An agenda for opportunity and prosperity in Wisconsin
- From mudslinging to Mandate
- UW System opens door to 3-year degrees, but many students already are on pace for one
- How to keep good teachers in the classroom
- In talent squeeze, independent schools respond — and seek relief
- Data center reassurances don’t stand a chance against ‘Terminator’
- Teachers in flight
Browsing: K-12 Education
What are Wisconsin high schoolers learning about history?
Options and Opportunities
Wisconsin’s teacher-led insurgency
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…
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.
A review of current issues and trends
Inflated claims, meager results
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
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
Public funds for private schools, early childhood through post-secondary
The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program is one of the most talked about issues in Wisconsin and the nation, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is trying to kill it.
By John Wagner The State of Wisconsin has approved a significant expansion of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). Supporters…

