Browsing: K-12 Education

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

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