MacIver News Service | April 13, 2011 [Madison, Wisc..]The University of Wisconsin’s denial of information solicited through an open records request by the Republican Party of Wisconsin calls into question the Freedom of Information Act’s ability to provide transparency in… Read More Open Records Law No Match For University Lawyers
With the Republican takeover of state government this year, educational reformers have high hopes for change. The administration of Governor Jim Doyle did little to promote educational reform. Nowhere was that more evident in the state’s double failure to win… Read More School Choice Expansion Key to Wisconsin’s Re-emergence as Innovator
In Waukesha County, two communities named Pewaukee have been talking about merging for years. The City of Pewaukee and Village of Pewaukee are, as you expect, right next to each other. The city actually surrounds the village, and the village… Read More State Should Encourage Local Consolidation
MacIver News Service | December 30, 2010 Drawing individuals from communities across Wisconsin from West Salem to Superior to Green Bay to Racine, Governor-Elect Walker broke the typical Madison-Milwaukee base in selecting his incoming cabinet. “I am excited that these… Read More Walker Team Reflects Geographic Mix
2010 was a busy year for the MacIver News Service as a whole and their investigative reporter in particular. While we covered a wide variety of topics, including the development and eventual derailment of the Madison to Milwaukee train project,… Read More Top Ten MacIver News Video Exclusives for 2010
As we consider the future of state employee unions in Wisconsin, it’s worth remembering that we once contemplated that there would be far fewer employees consuming your tax dollars. In 2002, just eight years ago, a candidate for governor even… Read More On Finally Taming Government Union Costs
Milwaukee’s Public School Board will meet tonight to ratify the most recent iteration of the teachers’ four-year contract . The general public does not know the full cost of the contract, including the impact of providing health care benefits for… Read More Details, Cost of Milwaukee Teachers’ Contract Unknown to Public as School Board Prepares to Vote Tonight
According to Milwaukee-area school principals, their teachers are almost uniformly great. So why are their students performing poorly in the classroom? A recent article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel tackled the issue of teacher evaluations. Amongst the tales of lackluster teacher… Read More Wisconsin Needs Better Standards, Methods by which to Evaluate Teacher Performance
MPS Teachers’ new contract calls for retroactive salary freeze for one year, payment of teachers’ continuing education [Milwaukee, Wisc…] According to the latest contract negotiations, teachers in Milwaukee’s Public Schools will have to deal with a salary freeze –… Read More Milwaukee Schools Near Expensive Labor Accord
MacIver News Service | November 16, 2010 [Madison, Wisc…] The Department of Justice’s representative of the Pardon Advisory Board is accusing the Doyle Administration of subverting normal review procedures in an end-of-term rush of activity. Cindy O’Donnell sent an email… Read More Justice Official Expresses Concern Over Pre-Transition Pardon Rush Job