The MacIver Institute’s 2020 State of Higher Education

By Ola Lisowski - October 16, 2020

College, College Education, College Readiness, Education, Higher Education, State of Education, UW System, Wisconsin

The leaves are turning, the students are (somewhat) back to campus, and the days are getting shorter—that means it’s time for the MacIver Institute’s State of Higher Education. Read More The MacIver Institute’s 2020 State of Higher Education

MacIver News Minute: Wisconsin’s Unprepared High School Graduates

By MacIverNews - March 4, 2020

College Readiness, Education, High School, K-12 Education, K12, K12 Education, MacIver News Minute, Our Wisconsin: K12 Education, Remedial Education, Unprepared high school graduates, UW System

A new report by the MacIver Institute addresses the troubling number of high school graduates in Wisconsin who need to take classes in remedial math and English at college. Read More MacIver News Minute: Wisconsin’s Unprepared High School Graduates

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