By M.D. Kittle – Prisons are filled with people who cannot read, and dyslexia may play a pronounced role in the incarcerated population. Read More MacIver Newsmakers: Rep. Bob Kulp Says Dyslexia’s Impact On Society Can No Longer Be Ignored
By M.D. Kittle – Students at several Wisconsin high schools will walk out of their classrooms on Election Day and march to their polling places. But like so many school “walkouts” in the Trump era, this get-out-the-vote display is being fed and led by powerful liberal interests. Read More Student ‘WalkoutToVote’ March Led By Liberal Network
MacIver News Service – Sixty-five percent more schools signed up to participate in the Wisconsin Parental Choice program (WPCP) in the coming school year, according to a School Choice Wisconsin press release. The number of schools increased from 82 in the 2015-16 school year to 135 for the next academic year. Read More More Schools Participating in Wisconsin Parental Choice Program
The UW System budget cuts were decried as utterly draconian and devastating for the system — even though the sum amounts to 2.1% of the total system’s two-year budget. Given these drastic measures, the MacIver Institute visited UW-Madison’s campus on the first day of school to check out how the draconian cuts have affected students. Read More Sarcasm Alert: Students Struggle to Cope with Massive UW Budget Cuts
MacIver Perspective by Nick Novak – In the middle of legislative debate on the Wisconsin state budget, a vote taken by a different elected body less than a mile away could have a detrimental impact on college students. Read More UW-Madison Admin Says Minimum Wage Hike Could Lead to Higher Costs, Fewer Jobs