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Milwaukee’s 2R Charters Lead All Schools in Student Growth, Closing Achievement Gaps

By MacIver Institute -

Data from the 2012-2013 school year shows that Milwaukee’s independent 2R charter schools were the city’s most effective schools when it came to important metrics like student growth and closing achievement gaps. The district’s instrumentality charters also performed well, outscoring Milwaukee’s traditional public school average in both student achievement and growth.  Read More Milwaukee’s 2R Charters Lead All Schools in Student Growth, Closing Achievement Gaps

Milwaukee’s 2R Charters Lead All Schools in Student Growth, Closing Achievement Gaps

By MacIver Institute -

Data from the 2012-2013 school year shows that Milwaukee’s independent 2R charter schools were the city’s most effective schools when it came to important metrics like student growth and closing achievement gaps. The district’s instrumentality charters also performed well, outscoring Milwaukee’s traditional public school average in both student achievement and growth.  Read More Milwaukee’s 2R Charters Lead All Schools in Student Growth, Closing Achievement Gaps

You Can Disparage School Choice – As Long as You Ignore Facts, Thousands of Kids

By MacIver Institute -

A recent Huffington Post article took the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) to task for how some MPCP students with special needs are being treated in their schools. MacIver’s Christian D’Andrea responds to their factual inaccuracies in the following column, which was originally published by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.   Read More You Can Disparage School Choice – As Long as You Ignore Facts, Thousands of Kids

Milwaukee’s Charter Schools Out-Performing Traditional Schools While Educating Students from Similar Backgrounds

By Brett Healy -

As National Charter School Week rolls on, MacIver takes a look at charter school performance in Milwaukee. The district’s instrumentality and 2R non-instrumentality charter schools both outperform their traditional school peers, according to DPI data and the state’s School Report Cards.  Read More Milwaukee’s Charter Schools Out-Performing Traditional Schools While Educating Students from Similar Backgrounds

Milwaukee’s Charter Schools Out-Performing Traditional Schools While Educating Students from Similar Backgrounds

By Policy Staff -

As National Charter School Week rolls on, MacIver takes a look at charter school performance in Milwaukee. The district’s instrumentality and 2R non-instrumentality charter schools both outperform their traditional school peers, according to DPI data and the state’s School Report Cards.  Read More Milwaukee’s Charter Schools Out-Performing Traditional Schools While Educating Students from Similar Backgrounds

10 Questions with Democrat Candidate for Governor Brett Hulsey

By MacIver Institute -

Rep. Brett Hulsey (D-Madison), Democrat candidate for Governor, hosted a meet and greet event in Milwaukee on Tuesday evening. At the event, Hulsey sat down with Bill Jaeck to discuss the policies he would push for if elected. Jaeck was not asked by the MacIver Institute to conduct the interview, but instead approached the gubernatorial candidate on his own.  Read More 10 Questions with Democrat Candidate for Governor Brett Hulsey

Achievement Gap Task Force is a Step in the Right Direction, but Must Focus on Districts Other Than Milwaukee

By MacIver Institute -

State Superintendent Tony Evers announced on Wednesday that he’s forming a special task force to address the ever-persistent achievement gap in Milwaukee’s K-12 schools. However, data throughout the state suggest that his attention cannot be limited solely to Wisconsin’s largest district.  Read More Achievement Gap Task Force is a Step in the Right Direction, but Must Focus on Districts Other Than Milwaukee

CATO Report Shows Funding Alone Has Little Impact on Educational Achievement

By MacIver Institute -

Andrew Coulson, a longtime education researcher, tracked school funding versus SAT scores to see if there was a relationship between achievement and spending in America’s public schools. What Coulson found is that while relative spending was up, most SAT scores remained static. In fact, those scores even declined in Wisconsin.  Read More CATO Report Shows Funding Alone Has Little Impact on Educational Achievement