And a reality check regarding what even progressives are willing to pay The next time your progressive friends in, say, Superior or Eau Claire or Green Bay argue that saving…
Eau Claire and St. Croix counties booming Eau Claire — Just down the way from Phoenix Park and the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers, Jon Hanson and…
An update on our 2023-2024 legislative victories in Madison The Badger Institute’s policy work, journalism and advocacy helped spur pivotal changes this past legislative session to give Wisconsinites more freedom…
Milwaukee still the worst while Elkhorn shows how to keep kids in school Years after the pandemic, chronic student absenteeism rates remain distressingly high across much of Wisconsin in both…
Donovan critical of test scores, absenteeism, underutilized buildings, unspent funds and tax hike State Rep. Bob Donovan is seeking a state audit of the Milwaukee Public Schools and says seniors…
Many — if not most — kids counted as enrolled in the Milwaukee Public Schools miss at least three weeks of class throughout the year. In some schools, nearly all…
The Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors has scheduled an April referendum asking voters to authorize an additional $252 million in funding — a tough sell in a district with…
And other slogans that will never win you a judicial election An explanation of why Wisconsin needs business courts As of last August, there were 261 circuit court judges in…
Education, work, marriage, then kids — still the best, though not only, sequence It’s hard to rise up — especially when you’re a single mom with a newborn — but…
Jessica McBride and Jim Piwowarczyk noted in a Wisconsin Right Now piece they ran Monday that Jeremiah Mosteller, a Badger Institute visiting fellow working on our “real facts” policy briefs,…
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