Data Wonk

• How MPS Is Hurt By Its “Friends”

  Mar 21st, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  North Division controversy raises issue: which schools best serve low-income black students?

• Many Republicans Oppose Gerrymandering

  Mar 14th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Even in Wisconsin. But nearly all are former officeholders.

• Is GOP Trying to Destroy Democracy?

  Mar 7th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  New report points to problems, which can be seen nationally and in Wisconsin.

• The Lessons of Amazon’s City Search

  Feb 28th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  What can Milwaukee learn from from losing its bid for Amazon’s headquarters?

• Evaluating Walker’s Reinsurance Plan

  Feb 21st, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  It has some benefits, but not enough to make up for Trump’s health care changes.

• GOP Abandoning The Free Market

  Feb 14th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Wisconsin instead picks winners and losers. How is that working?

• GOP Not the Law-and-Order Party?

  Feb 7th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Republicans are undermining prosecutors, FBI, both here and nationally.

• Why Can’t MPS Improve Results?

  Jan 31st, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Perhaps because our leaders ignore data on which schools work.

• Has Tide Turned Against Republicans?

  Jan 24th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Last week’s elections show GOP could be vulnerable to right kind of campaign.

• Behold the Elephant Chart

  Jan 17th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  It shows global and U.S. changes benefit 1%; who are the losers?

• Will Federal Tax Plan Succeed?

  Jan 10th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson

  Past economic data suggests it won’t. And voters think it will fail.

• How Are Our Schools Doing?

  Dec 20th, 2017 by Bruce Thompson

  Much worse than Chicago’s. And little difference between public and choice schools.