Government
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers blasted for using ‘partial veto’ to approve 400 years of public ed funding increases instead of just two years approved by lawmakersWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed the state’s 2023-2025 budget Wednesday after partially vetoing 51 items, much to the chagrin of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. Most notably, Evers… Read More
Public Education
Clinton-appointed judge blocks school district from keeping boys out of girl’s bathrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A judge appointed by President Bill Clinton blocked a Wisconsin school district Thursday from enforcing a policy that keeps boys from using the girl’s… Read More
Courts
Wisconsin Republicans look to end race-based scholarship programs(The Center Square) – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is vowing Republicans will move to end race-based scholarship programs across the state in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court… Read More
Government
School choice supporters celebrate new school funding law in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – The list of congratulations and celebrations from school choice supporters in Wisconsin continues to grow. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday quietly signed a new… Read More
Opinion
Wisconsin med school fully embrace DEI(Do No Harm) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (UWMSMPH) scores in the green on the Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, and Equity (DICE) Inventory, as… Read More
Public Education
School choice programs don’t hurt test scores at public schools, says studyTwo of Wisconsin’s school choice programs did not harm test scores at public schools, contrary to the predictions of critics. This, according to a new study which also… Read More
Culture
Wisconsin County to vote on becoming a sanctuary for transgender youthLeaders in a Wisconsin county will vote Thursday whether to become a sanctuary for transgender and nonbinary people. Along with a resolution recognizing Pride… Read More
Government
Wisconsin ed department opposes parts of bill meant to shore up literacy(The Center Square) – The retention policy requirement in a Republican-backed education proposal is a “non-starter” and opposed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The literacy bill,… Read More
Government
Wisconsin Assembly approves financial literacy class(The Center Square) – Students in Wisconsin are a step closer to having to take a financial literacy class to graduate from high school. The Assembly on Wednesday… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin org trains schools to be ‘LGBTQ+ affirming,’ teaches transgender development begins at 2While companies such as Target are under fire for featuring LGBT children’s attire, other groups and organizations are attempting to create “LGBTQ+ affirming” schools. One of these groups… Read More
Public Education
School district uses increasingly familiar ploy to charge $11K for FOIA-type requestA school district is punishing an advocacy group with a familiar tactic: adding onerous fees to open records requests. The Sun Prairie Area School District (SPASD) presented a bill… Read More
Culture
The UW School of Medicine scrubs website of discriminatory program following complaint(Do No Harm) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into a discriminatory program at the University of… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Trans-identifying male student, 18, showered with high school girls, violating their rights, attorneys sayA Wisconsin law group says an 18-year-old student, a biological man identifying as a woman, showered nude with under-age, high school girls in violation of their privacy rights and… Read More
Public Education
‘Politics in classroom’ tussle gets another voice in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – Another Republican lawmaker at the Wisconsin Capitol is challenging the state’s superintendent of schools over her letter to Waukesha Schools about its "no politics in… Read More
Government
School Choice group and Concordia University launch new teacher pipeline(The Center Square) – There is a new push to get more teachers certified for some Wisconsin classrooms, including certifications for just a $9,000 price tag.School Choice Wisconsin… Read More
Government
Wisconsin legislator pushing for concealed carry in schools(The Center Square) – There is a plan at the Wisconsin Capitol that would allow teachers and school workers to carry a gun inside a school.State Rep. Scott Allen,… Read More
Culture
Grassroots education organizations pick up key school board wins in battleground states(Daily Caller) – Two grassroots organizations focused on parental rights in education saw several of their endorsed school board candidates pick up wins in key battleground states. Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘We can’t have activists in our schools’: Local parent condemns Wisconsin teacher over ‘Rainbowland’ controversyA self-described “teacher activist” from Wisconsin set the internet ablaze when she tweeted that her school deemed a Miley Cyrus song too controversial for 1st graders.Melissa Tempel was… Read More
Culture
Wisconsin meningitis vaccine mandate scuttled, Sen. Nass says parents keep power to decide(The Center Square) – As expected, Wisconsin lawmakers blocked a new meningitis vaccine requirement and ended the emergency power the state’s public health department had over the chickenpox.The Joint… Read More
Public Education
‘Ghost students’ cost Wisconsin taxpayers nearly $360 million(The Center Square) – Enrollment in Wisconsin’s public schools is down, yet many school districts in the state continue to be paid for students who are no longer in… Read More