Quotes of the Week I want to note that it should be the educational professionals — not politicians — who decide how to measure student achievement. It’s a complex, multi-faceted and multi-year process to create these assessments, and it should
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to debate on WISN 12 ahead of April 1 electionMarch 12 primetime 60-min debate … before a live, invite-only audience at the Lubar Center at Marquette University Law School’s Eckstein Hall. … “The national
From WisPolitics … — Susan Crawford’s campaign launched two new ads today hitting Supreme Court rival Brad Schimel on abortion. Meanwhile, the conservative Fair Courts America is poised to go up on the air in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race Feb.
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Education Committee today approved 9-4 along party lines a bill to reverse state Superintendent Jill Underly’s overhaul of benchmarks for standardized test scores. AB 1 would: reset report card standards to levels set in
TOP STORIES MPS audit ordered by Gov. Evers recommends sweeping changes to top level operations… [MGT of America] were paid around $2.5 million by taxpayers, found the school district’s central office “is not positioned to support schools in ensuring student
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public Schools’ central office isn’t positioned to support schools in helping students succeed, and district leadership isn’t empowered to lead, according to an audit released today. The report commissioned by Gov. Tony Evers ticked off
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz today rejected GOP calls to recuse from a lawsuit seeking to overturn Act 10, concluding she can be impartial despite previously saying she disagreed with a past Supreme Court ruling upholding the
TOP STORIES Lawmakers debate measure requiring state employees to return to in-office working… Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs held a public hearing Tuesday on [Tomczyk-Nedweski] bill that would require all state employees to work full-time
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could determine whether a union representing nurses at UW Health is recognized by the health care provider. The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission ruled in
From WisPolitics … — Democrats at a committee hearing today voiced skepticism about a GOP bill to restrict remote work for state employees, while Republicans argued it’s a necessary step to ensure productivity. The bill was introduced after a 2023
TOP STORIESEvers visits Acelero Learning, warns of economic fallout of cutting federal childcare funding… Monday, Feb. 10, observing classrooms and meeting with staff while raising concerns about the potential consequences of … Child Care Counts program … stressed that programs
From WisPolitics … — The state Dem and Republican parties turned to heavy hitters for much of their fundraising over the first month of 2025 and then made seven-figure transfers to their preferred Supreme Court candidates, a WisPolitics review shows.
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul joined a multi-state lawsuit today challenging cuts to medical research funding, calling it a “reckless” move by the Trump administration that will undermine efforts to cure diseases. The National
TOP STORIES Evers, Kaul join 19-state lawsuit over Musk’s access to restricted information… [documents show] several members of the DOGE team run by the South African-born billionaire were granted “administrative” access to OPM computer systems days after Trump’s Jan. 20
From WisPolitics … — Susan Crawford announced today she’s raised more than $4.4 million over the last month for her state Supreme Court campaign, topping the $2.7 million that conservative rival Brad Schimel says he brought in over the period.
Quotes of the Week We have a responsibility to ensure Wisconsinites have access to safe, clean drinking water no matter where they live in our state. This is an urgent issue, and we cannot afford more years of inaction and
TOP STORIES Meagan Wolfe can stay on as WI’s top election official, unanimous Supreme Court rules… [case review] … “WEC does not have a duty to appoint a new administrator to replace Wolfe simply because her term has ended,” conservative
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, continued to split on President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks as Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought was confirmed along party lines. The Senate confirmed Vought
From WisPolitics … — Republican lawmakers at a hearing today argued the state’s previous standards for statewide tests must be restored, saying DPI’s changes inaccurately reflect student achievement. State Superintendent Jill Underly, who leads the Department of Public Instruction and
TOP STORIES Evers proposes $80M for farmers, food in next state budget… Much of the funding continues or expands support for existing state programs. … includes [ adding $171,300, 1 FTE to] the $5M WI Initiative for Agricultural Exports …
Quotes of the Week I want to note that it should be the educational professionals — not politicians — who decide how to measure student achievement. It’s a complex, multi-faceted and multi-year process to create these assessments, and it should be left to those who have dedicated their lives to
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates to debate on WISN 12 ahead of April 1 electionMarch 12 primetime 60-min debate … before a live, invite-only audience at the Lubar Center at Marquette University Law School’s Eckstein Hall. … “The national spotlight is on this high-stakes election,” [pres.] Oswald said. “This
From WisPolitics … — Susan Crawford’s campaign launched two new ads today hitting Supreme Court rival Brad Schimel on abortion. Meanwhile, the conservative Fair Courts America is poised to go up on the air in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race Feb. 25. As of last night, AdImpact had tracked a more
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Education Committee today approved 9-4 along party lines a bill to reverse state Superintendent Jill Underly’s overhaul of benchmarks for standardized test scores. AB 1 would: reset report card standards to levels set in 2019-20; align grades 3-8 with national standards; and restore high
TOP STORIES MPS audit ordered by Gov. Evers recommends sweeping changes to top level operations… [MGT of America] were paid around $2.5 million by taxpayers, found the school district’s central office “is not positioned to support schools in ensuring student success” and must make sweeping changes at the top to
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public Schools’ central office isn’t positioned to support schools in helping students succeed, and district leadership isn’t empowered to lead, according to an audit released today. The report commissioned by Gov. Tony Evers ticked off a series of failures with the MPS governance structure, including:
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz today rejected GOP calls to recuse from a lawsuit seeking to overturn Act 10, concluding she can be impartial despite previously saying she disagreed with a past Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2011 law. GOP lawmakers defending the law that stripped most
TOP STORIES Lawmakers debate measure requiring state employees to return to in-office working… Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs held a public hearing Tuesday on [Tomczyk-Nedweski] bill that would require all state employees to work full-time in state office starting July 1, unless there is a
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could determine whether a union representing nurses at UW Health is recognized by the health care provider. The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission ruled in late 2022 UW Health isn’t covered by the state’s Employment
From WisPolitics … — Democrats at a committee hearing today voiced skepticism about a GOP bill to restrict remote work for state employees, while Republicans argued it’s a necessary step to ensure productivity. The bill was introduced after a 2023 Legislative Audit Bureau report found some state workers weren’t in
TOP STORIESEvers visits Acelero Learning, warns of economic fallout of cutting federal childcare funding… Monday, Feb. 10, observing classrooms and meeting with staff while raising concerns about the potential consequences of … Child Care Counts program … stressed that programs like Head Start are essential not just for children’s development
From WisPolitics … — The state Dem and Republican parties turned to heavy hitters for much of their fundraising over the first month of 2025 and then made seven-figure transfers to their preferred Supreme Court candidates, a WisPolitics review shows. The state Dem Party gave Susan Crawford $2 million last
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul joined a multi-state lawsuit today challenging cuts to medical research funding, calling it a “reckless” move by the Trump administration that will undermine efforts to cure diseases. The National Institutes of Health announced Friday it is making cuts to
TOP STORIES Evers, Kaul join 19-state lawsuit over Musk’s access to restricted information… [documents show] several members of the DOGE team run by the South African-born billionaire were granted “administrative” access to OPM computer systems days after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. [WH official said all have proper clearances]* Evers: “Wisconsinites
From WisPolitics … — Susan Crawford announced today she’s raised more than $4.4 million over the last month for her state Supreme Court campaign, topping the $2.7 million that conservative rival Brad Schimel says he brought in over the period. Crawford’s campaign said she’s now raised more than $7.3 million
Quotes of the Week We have a responsibility to ensure Wisconsinites have access to safe, clean drinking water no matter where they live in our state. This is an urgent issue, and we cannot afford more years of inaction and obstruction. I urge Republicans and Democrats to work together to
TOP STORIES Meagan Wolfe can stay on as WI’s top election official, unanimous Supreme Court rules… [case review] … “WEC does not have a duty to appoint a new administrator to replace Wolfe simply because her term has ended,” conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Ziegler said. What happens
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, continued to split on President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks as Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought was confirmed along party lines. The Senate confirmed Vought last night along party lines 53-47 after Dems delivered a
From WisPolitics … — Republican lawmakers at a hearing today argued the state’s previous standards for statewide tests must be restored, saying DPI’s changes inaccurately reflect student achievement. State Superintendent Jill Underly, who leads the Department of Public Instruction and is campaigning for reelection now, commented ahead of the Assembly
TOP STORIES Evers proposes $80M for farmers, food in next state budget… Much of the funding continues or expands support for existing state programs. … includes [ adding $171,300, 1 FTE to] the $5M WI Initiative for Agricultural Exports … creating [DATCP FTE ag economist to advise on] long-term import