Wisconsin Must Advance School Choice

By MacIver Staff - July 28, 2020

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Expand parental choice and allow more students to attend the school of their choice? Or abolish school choice and force all children to attend the local public school? Read More Wisconsin Must Advance School Choice

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

MacIver News Minute: Politifact Attacks Messenger of State’s K12 Crisis

By MacIverNews - October 29, 2019

Education, Jeremy Thiesfeldt, K12, Public Education

Almost 60 percent of public school students in Wisconsin are not proficient in math or reading. Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt sounded the alarm saying the “vast majority” of students are not proficient. Politifact bypassed the crisis to go after Thiesfeldt’s call to action. Read More MacIver News Minute: Politifact Attacks Messenger of State’s K12 Crisis

MacIver News Minute: Madison Math Turns Huge K-12 Hike Into A “Cut”

By Chris Rochester - July 11, 2019

2019-21 Budget, K-12 Education, K-12 Funding, MacIver News Minute, Public Education

Madison is 30 square miles surrounded by reality. Case in point: the recent debate over K-12 funding. The GOP budget increases K-12 funding by $655 million over two years, the largest increase ever in Wisconsin history. But out-of-touch activists claim this amounts to a $900 million cut…only in the alternative universe of Madison. But taxpayers still live in the real world, where people have to spend what they can afford. Read More MacIver News Minute: Madison Math Turns Huge K-12 Hike Into A “Cut”

In Case You Missed It: Dems Cry Poverty For The UW System, No Way Medicaid Expansion Can Continue With Soaring Debt, And Vos Takes Gas Tax Hike Off The Table

By MacIverNews - May 31, 2019

Gas Tax, Governor Scott Walker, Governor Tony Evers, ICYMI, Joint Finance Committee, Medicaid Expansion, Minimum Wage, President Donald Trump, Public Education, Trump Tariffs, UW System

This week, the GOP fought against the narrative of an impoverished UW System; Medicaid expansion cannot plausibly be continued as the national debt soars; and Vos took the gas tax hike off the table. Before you enjoy the unofficial start of summer, here are some important articles for the fiscal conservative, in case you missed it. Read More In Case You Missed It: Dems Cry Poverty For The UW System, No Way Medicaid Expansion Can Continue With Soaring Debt, And Vos Takes Gas Tax Hike Off The Table