By Chris Rochester – Administrators at UW-Stevens Point have overturned the campus student government’s decision to deny a young conservatives group’s request to become a recognized student organization. Read More University Overturns UW-SP Student Senate Rejection of Turning Point Request
By M.D. Kittle – A lawsuit may be looming if the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student government doesn’t do a 180 on its position denying a conservative group the right to exist, sources tell MacIver News Service. Read More Litigation Could Be Looming In UW-Stevens Point Assault On Conservative Speech
By M.D. Kittle – The campus militant left is at it again, with another speech-for-me-but-not-for-thee assault in the progressive war on free speech. Read More Conservative Speech Targeted Again – This Time At UW-Stevens Point
By Ola Lisowski – A new data release from Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction shows that 44.4 percent of 3rd to 8th grade students are proficient in English language arts, and 42.8 percent are proficient in math. The results are slightly better than last year’s outcomes, which showed that 42.7 percent of students are proficient in English, while 42.5 fared the same in math. Read More School Choice Students Outperform Their Peers Again
MacIver Analysis – It was 2 1/2 months overdue, but the 2017-19 Wisconsin state budget (2017 Act 59) is now in the books. While the process was delayed and, at times, not pretty, the 2017-19 budget is a good budget. Not a great budget, but a good budget. Read More ANALYSIS: The 2017-19 Wisconsin State Budget
MacIver Analysis – A complete analysis of Wisconsin’s 2017-19 state budget – everything you need to know, right here. Read More COMPLETE ANALYSIS: The 2017-19 Wisconsin State Budget
Budget Blog – After 36 hours wondering whether Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald would have the votes to pass the 2017-19 state budget, four of five Republican senators who had been leaning no came through with yeses Friday night to push an amendment-free spending plan over the goal line. Read More Budget Blog: Walker Veto Pledge Secures Senate Passage Of Budget
By Ola Lisowski – As children all across Wisconsin head back to school, it is time for the MacIver Institute’s annual examination of our educational system. To make sure we’re all set for the semester, let’s take a look at what’s going on with our students. Read More The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy’s State of Education – 2017 Edition
M.D. Kittle – In a key way, Foxconn didn’t leave Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania left Foxconn, according to administration officials. Read More Walker Takes Aim At Foxconn Pennsylvania Spin
MacIver News Service – Wisconsin’s four-year high school graduation rate fell slightly in 2016 compared to the year prior, according to a new data release by the Department of Public Instruction. Overall, 88.2 percent of students graduated in four years, down from 88.4 percent in 2015. Read More Preliminary Data: Wisconsin Graduation Rate Decreases, but Achievement Gap Narrows