An acknowledgment of the gift of America
Patrick McIlheranGratitude is the antidote Wisconsinites can use in a time of grievance They started the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction webinar about racial “equity” Thursday with a ritual acknowledgment that…
The Parent Revolution: Q&A with Corey DeAngelis
Corey DeAngelis went from being a doctoral student studying Milwaukee’s pathbreaking experiment in school choice (and finding that it led to better civic behavior in adulthood) to being a full-time advocate of…
Why do Democrats fear the facts about DEI?
Governor made ‘equity’ efforts a priority for state government: So what resulted? Among the bits of folk wisdom that rarely work out well: “Don’t ask the question if you don’t…
Wisconsin Scouts increasingly running into closed school doors
Evers’ veto unfortunately is in line with rising trend of schools refusing traditional short recruiting talks It used to be, said Lucia Cronin, that a parent leading the local Cub…
Wisconsin Scouts suddenly running into closed school doors
Evers’ veto unfortunately is in line with rising trend of schools refusing traditional short recruiting talks It used to be, said Lucia Cronin, that a parent leading the local Cub…
The many ways Wisconsinites will pay and pay for other people’s student debt
Biden’s loan scheme doesn’t forgive debt but transfers it — and doesn’t do anything to fix the problem “Debt relief” was how the news reports described the scheme outlined by…
Settled: Pandemic school lockdowns hurt Wisconsin kids badly and were pointless
So when will places like Madison and Milwaukee apologize? The lasting damage to children from shutting down schools for month after uselessly virtual month during the pandemic is now so…
MPS enrollment, often overstated, has plummeted 42% since peak
District asking voters to approve another $252 million annually Enrollment in schools run by Milwaukee Public Schools district is now down to 59,200 — a dramatic and larger decline than…
Milwaukee’s list of half-used school buildings rises to 21
Big high school using only 39% of its capacity The number of school buildings controlled by Milwaukee Public Schools that are most dramatically underutilized totals 21, a look at the…
Number of half-used MPS buildings up to at least 20
Capacity considered as district seeks $252 million in April referendum According to the Milwaukee Public Schools’ own figures filed with the state, at least 20 of the district’s schools had…