Wisconsin’s Unprepared High School Graduates

By Ola Lisowski - March 3, 2020

Department of Public Instruction, Education, Graduation, High School, High Schools, Private Schools, Public Education, Remedial Education, Remediation

A recent UW System report for the 2018 graduating class shows thousands of students moving through the high school system and arriving at college woefully unprepared. Read More Wisconsin’s Unprepared High School Graduates

Is The Madison School District Pushing Kids In Middle School To Declare Themselves Pan-Sexual?

By MacIverNews - November 15, 2019

Education, Education Accountability, High Schools, K12, Madison, Madison Public Schools, Madison School District, Middle Schools, MMSD, Sexualization of children, What Are They Teaching Our Kids, WI, Wisconsin K12 Education

Do you think kids in middle school know enough about themselves and the world to identify as bi-sexual, pan-sexual and non-binary? MMSD produced a special, 8-minute long video for National Coming Out Day last month featuring middle and high school students talking about their sexual preferences and identities. Some say they came out while still in elementary school. Read More Is The Madison School District Pushing Kids In Middle School To Declare Themselves Pan-Sexual?

Wisconsin SAT Scores, Advanced Placement Participation Rates Improve in 2014

By Policy Staff - October 7, 2014

AP, Education, High Schools, K-12, Remediation, SAT, Wisconsin

2013-14 was a solid school year for Wisconsin’s high school students. This spring saw the state’s average SAT scores rise to the highest they have been in five years. On top of that, Advanced Placement test participation rates rose by more than 14 percent in a strong year for the state’s high school students. Read More Wisconsin SAT Scores, Advanced Placement Participation Rates Improve in 2014