Institute for Reforming Government: DPI rates 0 districts 1 star, half of all schools 4 or 5 stars on new school report cards

Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the following statement following the release of 2025 district and school report cards using a lenient formula, resulting in no Wisconsin school districts being rated 1 star. The new report card formula forces parents to play a guessing game about where their children can learn best because the rankings correlate with poverty,...