K-12 Education

• Why School Funding Referendums Fail

  May 18th, 2022 by Terry Falk

  Why did so many in the state pass while the West Allis referendum failed?

• School Board Races Getting More Partisan

  Mar 16th, 2022 by Terry Falk

  Issues getting nationalized. Waukesha leads the way in Wisconsin.

• How Should Schools Approach Diversity?

  Mar 10th, 2022 by Terry Falk

  The politics of race and equity in education has caused backlash locally and around the country.

• Waukesha School Board a Political Battleground

  Feb 18th, 2022 by Terry Falk

  Primary election shows conservative momentum, a microcosm of national trends.

• Milwaukee College Prep Sticks With MPS

  Aug 3rd, 2021 by Terry Falk

  Charter school group sued MPS, then decided to stay. It’s all about the money.

• Student Poverty Data Flawed

  Jul 23rd, 2021 by Terry Falk

  Poor measures of student poverty complicate charter school debate.

• What Schools Learned From Virtual Education

  May 28th, 2021 by Terry Falk

  Virtual techniques may become permanent part of educational approach for some schools.

• The Failure of Corporate Charter Schools

  May 18th, 2021 by Terry Falk

  They haven’t done so well in Milwaukee.

• The Fight Over Standardized Testing

  Apr 26th, 2021 by Terry Falk

  MPS, urban school systems push federal government for testing waivers, citing lost instruction time during pandemic.

• How Milwaukee’s School Board Has Changed

  Apr 14th, 2021 by Terry Falk

  More women, more with professional educational experience, and no voucher supporters.

• Goodbye Columbus

  Feb 15th, 2021 by Terry Falk

  And hello Cuba. MPS replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.