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- Failure of tax-and-schools deal offers chance to do better
- Big federal bucks so far produce a paltry 21 EV charging stations in Wisconsin
- Behind the curtain, Evers administration diverts taxpayer money to fund environmental bureaucracies
- Wisconsin socialists’ dreams outstrip Sweden in price
- Socialists’ Milwaukee golden age and the light it sheds now
- Milwaukee Public Schools, facing crises, should close 25 schools, report warns
- Easy graders make real life harder
- For glimpse of a dismal Wisconsin future, just look at our Great Lakes neighbor
Browsing: Media
Parents with disabilities or health limitations often time out of the program or end up on disability insurance
Disciplinary actions against police officers in Wisconsin’s largest cities, whether for use of force or anything else, are rare
State needs better crime data to get an accurate picture of who’s incarcerated here and why
A call for greater transparency
A growing list of states that have adopted universal licensure recognition
The policy decisions state policymakers make in the months ahead will have far-reaching implications for how quickly jobs and wages are restored in Wisconsin.
Suspension policies advanced by the race-grievance complex harm both students and teachers
Six years after policy began, classrooms are out of control, teachers are afraid and students – black and white – are suffering
Wisconsin needs criminal justice data collection and reporting legislation
What we know thus far
Measure creates universal recognition, waives fees for low-income workers, expands opportunity for ex-offenders
With fewer students and huge deficits likely, the state should consider closing some campuses and following online model for certain courses
Relentless bureaucratic creep undermines competition and hurts consumers
Policymakers will need to look to reforms to address overcrowding issues
Governments are instrumental in wars, natural disasters and, we’ve found, pandemics.
Accepting out-of-state credentials should continue after the crisis ends
A statewide and county-by-county analysis
Cursive writing benefits learning and students’ brains
Outdated Wisconsin law hampers electric automaker’s direct-sales business model
Plan would take into account regional risk factors and let consumers decide

