ChartSmart: K-12 Education Budget Basics, Student Achievement, and More

By Ola Lisowski - May 23, 2019

2019-21 Budget, Achievement Gap, ACT, Chartsmart, Education, Graduation Rates, K-12 Education, Report Cards

By Ola Lisowski – Welcome back to ChartSmart! Today, the Joint Finance Committee will be voting on K-12 education in the 2019-21 budget. Let’s take a look at some graphics relating to K-12 education in Wisconsin. Read More ChartSmart: K-12 Education Budget Basics, Student Achievement, and More

Our Wisconsin: Education

By Ola Lisowski - February 25, 2019

ACT, Department of Public Instruction, DPI, Education, Enrollment, Graduation Rate, Our Wisconsin, Public Education, School Choice, Student proficiency, University of Wisconsin System, UW System

By Ola Lisowski – While society has changed around us, one institution has remained largely constant: the classroom. However, new innovations are slowly moving the landscape of both K-12 and higher education. The fourth edition in the “Our Wisconsin” series takes a closer look at education. Read More Our Wisconsin: Education

Data Release: Average Wisconsin Score the Best in US, National ACT Score Dips

By Ola Lisowski - October 17, 2018

Achievement Gaps, ACT, ACT Exam, College Readiness, National Test Results, Wisconsin

By Ola Lisowski – A new report shows that the average exam score fell to 20.8 out of 36 points for the class of 2017, down from 21.0 the prior year. Wisconsin students scored an average of 20.5 out of 36 points, the same as last year but now the best score of any state that tests all of its students. Read More Data Release: Average Wisconsin Score the Best in US, National ACT Score Dips

On Vicki McKenna: Latest Data Reveals Little Has Changed In K-12 Education

By Chris Rochester - September 6, 2018

ACT, AP Exams, Graduation Rates, K-12 Education, K-12 Funding, Remedial Education, State of Education, Vicki McKenna

MacIver research associate Ola Lisowski joins Vicki McKenna on News/Talk 1310 WIBA to talk about her latest report on K-12 education in Wisconsin. In a nutshell, the concerns of the past – underperforming schools being swept under the rug and poor outcomes all around – are the concerns of the present as students head back to school. Read More On Vicki McKenna: Latest Data Reveals Little Has Changed In K-12 Education

MacIver News Minute: Latest K-12 Data Shows Too Many Kids Aren’t Making The Grade

By Chris Rochester - September 6, 2018

ACT, AP Exams, Graduation Rates, K-12 Education, K-12 Funding, MacIver News Minute, Remedial Education, State of Education

The MacIver Institute’s annual State of K-12 Education report shows that there’s still a lot of room for improvement in a wide range of student achievement metrics. Flat ACT scores, unacceptable achievement gaps, woeful proficiency scores, and more – we simply have to do better. Read More MacIver News Minute: Latest K-12 Data Shows Too Many Kids Aren’t Making The Grade