Education

Your Right to Know: UW Shouldn’t Hide Finalist Names
Your Right to Know

UW Shouldn’t Hide Finalist Names

Provision slipped into budget allows universities to hide names of top candidates for key positions. No other state agencies enjoy this exemption.

Teens Learn Work Skills at Cafe @ Large

Teens Learn Work Skills at Cafe @ Large

Local teens hone business and barista skills at Cafe @ Large

Is Teach for America “Problematic”?

Is Teach for America “Problematic”?

Milwaukee school board members have complained about the program. A TFA corps member responds.

Data Wonk: Why Doesn’t Milwaukee Embrace Charter Schools?
Data Wonk

Why Doesn’t Milwaukee Embrace Charter Schools?

Data shows they work better than MPS schools, but board adamantly opposes them.

Five Truths for Urban Teachers

Five Truths for Urban Teachers

Classes of 30 to 40 students and the toll of poverty are challenges, yet I love the students.

How Local Economy Hurt by UWM Cuts

How Local Economy Hurt by UWM Cuts

Epic Creative, a fast-growing West Bend company, depends on graduates of UWM's excellent film department, which faces cutbacks.

Seeking New Vision for Wisconsin Education

Seeking New Vision for Wisconsin Education

Meeting of statewide educators and community leaders finds a need to rethink UW System and better connect it to business and K-12 schools.

Data Wonk: The Charter School Advantage
Data Wonk

The Charter School Advantage

A new study shows charter schools outperform MPS schools. But they still trail the average state school.

Op-Ed: Don’t Change UW System’s Governance
Op-Ed

Don’t Change UW System’s Governance

There’s already an exodus of top faculty concerned about ending tenure.

Charter School Leaders Say Oversight Needed

Charter School Leaders Say Oversight Needed

Republican plan for Milwaukee would allow high-performing charter schools to replicate without any approving authority.

Walker Plan for UW System Could Backfire

Walker Plan for UW System Could Backfire

Financial and academic reductions could actually result in fewer and less prepared workers for the rapidly changing workplace.

Can Ray Cross Reposition the UW System?

Can Ray Cross Reposition the UW System?

Legislators see it as a Madison-centered liberal redoubt. Maybe it needs a stronger base in Milwaukee.