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New School Data: Six out of Ten Wisconsin Students Below Grade Level

By Brett Healy -

By Research Associate Ola Lisowski – Less than half of Wisconsin’s public school students are performing at grade level, according to a new dataset released by the Department of Public Instruction. Statewide, 42.5 percent of students were proficient in English on the Forward Exam, administered in spring 2016 to 3-8th graders. In math, 42.3 percent of students were proficient, and in social studies, 49.7 percent of students were proficient.  Read More New School Data: Six out of Ten Wisconsin Students Below Grade Level

New School Data: Six out of Ten Wisconsin Students Below Grade Level

By Brett Healy -

By Research Associate Ola Lisowski – Less than half of Wisconsin’s public school students are performing at grade level, according to a new dataset released by the Department of Public Instruction. Statewide, 42.5 percent of students were proficient in English on the Forward Exam, administered in spring 2016 to 3-8th graders. In math, 42.3 percent of students were proficient, and in social studies, 49.7 percent of students were proficient.  Read More New School Data: Six out of Ten Wisconsin Students Below Grade Level

In a Changing World, Education Should be Centered on the Individual, not the Building

By Brett Healy -

By MacIver Institute Research Associate Ola Lisowski – As a lifelong public school attendee who began her education in the Chicago Public School system, I’m not the most obvious choice for a defender of, well, educational choice. Even when I crossed the state border to become a badger or international borders to pursue a graduate degree, I have always attended public schools.   Read More In a Changing World, Education Should be Centered on the Individual, not the Building

Where is the Urgency in Fixing Milwaukee’s Failing Schools?

By Brett Healy -

By MacIver Institute President Brett Healy – In the wake of Demond Means’ resignation as head of the OSPP, the MPS board will hold a retreat to “discuss issues related to governance practices and policies of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors.” We wonder if they’ll discuss the tough questions about how to reform the district’s failing schools.  Read More Where is the Urgency in Fixing Milwaukee’s Failing Schools?