Education
Why Did Walker Flip on Common Core?
And why is the opposition to it so heated? An analysis of the actual standards and the arguments against them.
Jul 23rd, 2014 by Bruce Thompson
Diploma Mills Prey on Milwaukee’s Adult Students
Online high schools promise GEDs, but deliver worthless sheets of paper. Part I of series.
May 23rd, 2014 by Scottie Lee Meyers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Why Thornton Is Leaving MPS
It's all about moving back home, not about frustration with Milwaukee.
Apr 25th, 2014 by Terry Falk
The Media’s Declining Clout
As newspaper readership declines, government officials increasingly ignore stories that once would have embarrassed them.
Sep 6th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy
Milwaukee Universities Cost More Than Harvard
The data on the White House Score Card is eye-opening.
Mar 28th, 2013 by Steve Schuster
Don’t Just Blame the Parents
Schools can have an impact on a child’s success, no matter how low the student’s family income.
Mar 26th, 2013 by Dave Steele
The Long Road to Reform
It took Boston at least a decade to improve its public schools. Is there a lesson for Milwaukee?
Jan 9th, 2013 by Dave Steele
The Impact of Charter Schools
The promise -- and problems -- of America’s most popular alternative to public schools can be seen in Milwaukee.
Nov 27th, 2012 by Dave Steele
The Impact of Voucher Schools
How school choice has -- and hasn’t -- worked. Second in a series on education in Milwaukee.
Oct 1st, 2012 by Dave Steele
The Experimental City
Milwaukee may offer more school choices than any city in America. First of a series by a new columnist.
Sep 5th, 2012 by Dave Steele
A Small MPS Reform Could Save Money, Add to the Tax Base, and Enhance Competition
People have been looking for a magic bullet to fix Milwaukee's education system, and although what I proposed here isn't the broad sweeping change many are looking for, I do believe in making incremental changes, when possible, to improve individual processes.
Jun 2nd, 2010 by Dave Reid
