Education
GOP Attacks Threaten UW Free Speech
Liberal and conservative professors, students must be able to discuss any issues.
Jan 11th, 2017 by State Rep. Terese Berceau
Betsy DeVos Buys Influence Here
Trump’s pick for Education Secretary and her family spent $500,000 on WI candidates.
Jan 3rd, 2017 by Matt Rothschild
A Conservative Defends UW Academic Freedom
Curtailing “whiteness” course isn’t the answer, more diversity in offerings at UW is.
Dec 27th, 2016 by Rick Esenberg
Choice Schools Must Share Data
Voucher advocates like Scott Jensen were wrong; parents need to know achievement data.
Dec 21st, 2016 by Anneliese Dickman and Emily Van Dunk
DeVos All Wrong on Charter Schools?
Trump education appointee favors charter schools without accountability. Data shows they fail.
Dec 14th, 2016 by Bruce Thompson
Is Charter School Bubble About to Burst?
Their shaky financing is causing failures locally, nationally. Yet Trump wants more.
Nov 28th, 2016 by Terry Falk
Why Schools Are Increasingly Unequal
Act 10 and era of school referendums causes bigger gap between haves and have nots.
Nov 15th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
55 School Funding Referendums Approved
Across the state local voters support record level of new resources for schools.
Nov 12th, 2016 by Tamarine Cornelius
Do “No Excuses” Charter Schools Work?
The data is encouraging. So why are some MPS leaders resistant?
Nov 11th, 2016 by Bruce Thompson
School Referendums Exploding
Dozens on November ballot statewide, totaling $1.34 billion, many times higher than any previous election.
Nov 3rd, 2016 by Tamarine Cornelius
Signs of Progress at MPS
More families choosing the system and more students succeeding.
Oct 28th, 2016 by Darienne Driver
Why State’s MPS Takeover Plan Died
In changing state ratings to protect choice schools, Republicans ended up killing OSPP.
Oct 27th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
