The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is requesting a 10% spending increase, despite the fact many schools are still virtual and public school enrollment is down 3%. Read More MI Analysis: DPI Budget Request Would Spend $1.6 Billion More On Education
By Ola Lisowski – A group of protesters led by the Wisconsin Public Education Network spent the weekend marching to Madison, calling for more education funding and rallying against the Joint Finance Committee budget package. To have a truly honest debate, let’s cover some basic facts about education finance. Read More Top Five Things You Should Know About Education Funding in Wisconsin
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
By Ola Lisowski – Wisconsin’s students have long been plagued by racial disparities in graduation rates, at times posting the largest achievement gap between black and white students in the country. A new dataset shows that the achievement gap is still prevalent, with the graduation rate for white students 24.2 percentage points higher than for black students. Read More Wisconsin’s Exploding High School Discipline Problem And Other Trends
By Ola Lisowski – More Wisconsin high school students are graduating in four years, and there’s good news on Advanced Placement participation and attendance, according to an expansive new data release from the Department of Public Instruction. At the same time, the report shows a troubling increase in student behavioral issues, with an increase in campus cases of assaults, drug use, weapons violations and other endangering behavior leading to a significant increase in school expulsions. Read More Data Release: Expulsions Up, Enrollment Down In Wisconsin High Schools