Wisconsin less disastrous than most places in America
Mike Nichols 38 Wyatt EichholzBadger State has fewer declared disasters, receives less help from FEMA than most others It might not feel like it when one of those rare Wisconsin tornadoes is whirring around…
From the desk of President Mike Nichols
Mike NicholsDo you still believe in the American Dream? Here at the Badger Institute, we still believe in the American Dream, in America, and in Wisconsin. Your generosity makes it possible…
Crisis in Wisconsin higher education – Innovate or close
Daniel SemUniversities can cash in on faculty brainpower and inventions The University of Wisconsin system earlier this month recommended downsizing its two-year branch campuses. That same week, Concordia University announced it…
Tiny and terrifying: Why some feel threatened by Wisconsin’s parental choice programs
Patrick McIlheranSometimes people lash out at the strangest things. Take state Sen. Jeff Smith, an Eau Claire-area Democrat who is his party’s assistant leader in the upper chamber. He opined recently…
Milwaukee Public Schools’ referendum will sap aid from other Wisconsin districts
Mark LisheronFiscal memo details how much of a hit taxpayers in other parts of Wisconsin will take Passage of the controversial $252 million Milwaukee Public Schools referendum means hundreds of other…
The top-to bottom failure of Wisconsin’s prison system
Who was doing their job? We spend a lot of time worrying about our politics. But what about our basic functions of government? We’ve discovered in recent weeks that many…
Gov. Evers silent on call to intervene in MPS
Former MPS superintendent says the governor should appoint Special Master Gov. Tony Evers remains silent on the call for him to intervene in the Milwaukee Public Schools meltdown and use…
DPI says Wisconsin students are now “developing” rather than failing
Bureaucrats apparently don’t want parents to know when their kids can’t read or do math Triumphant news, Wisconsin: There will no longer be any students in our entire state who…
Gov. Evers needs to intervene in MPS, says former superintendent
Governor should appoint Special Master, step toward new governance Gov. Tony Evers, a former state Superintendent of Public Instruction, has a unique opportunity given his skill set to take charge…
UW-Madison losing one of few conservative professors
Wisconsinites concerned about the flagship university should heed the words of Ryan Owens Ryan Owens, 48, grew up in Kronenwetter, earned undergraduate and law degrees from UW-Madison and then practiced…