Voters in public school districts last year approved $1.35 billion in borrowing for building, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance report released today. The heightened borrowing for new construction projects, which previously peaked
Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now is requesting two DAs investigate superintendent candidate Lowell Holtz’s email use following records the group released. But Holtz dismissed the group’s request and charged that One Wisconsin Now is “doing everything they can to
State Superintendent Tony Evers is going up on TV next month with his first buy of the campaign, according to two sources. The sources pegged March 21 as the start date, and one said it included Green Bay, La Crosse,
Candidates for state superintendent at a WisPolitics.com forum in Milwaukee disagreed about Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to make a proposed boost in per-pupil school aid contingent on compliance with Act 10. Walker’s plan would increase per-pupil aid by $200 the
State schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz wrote in an email last January that a “reform group” asked him to run for the post and guaranteed it’d do “all of the fundraising, organizing, etc.” associated with the election bid, according to
Just more than 8 percent of voters cast ballots in the spring primary, a better turnout than the previous three with a race for state superintendent on the ballot. According to unofficial returns collected by The Associated Press posted earlier
State schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz wrote in an email last January that a “reform group” asked him to run for the post and guaranteed it’d do “all of the fundraising, organizing, etc.” associated with the election bid, according to
State Superintendent Tony Evers says his primary victory can be chalked up to his focus on the state’s public school kids — and not on the “kind of weird politics and policies” that plagued his challengers in the days leading up
State Superintendent Tony Evers will face off against Lowell Holtz in a general re-election bid for his post, according to the Associated Press. Eliminated in today’s primary was John Humphries, former Dodgeville administrator who also worked at DPI. Evers gathered 69
State Superintendent Tony Evers is advancing to the spring general election, but his opponent was not yet decided, the Associated Press reported. The declaration from AP comes a half-hour after polls closed in the only statewide race on the spring primary
Candidates for state superintendent face off in today’s spring primary, the only statewide race on the ballot. Incumbent Tony Evers is facing off with John Humphries, a former Dodgeville administration who worked at DPI, and Lowell Holtz, the retired Whitnall
John Humphries charged fellow state schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz promised him a six-figure job at DPI if he dropped out of the primary and Holtz beat incumbent Tony Evers in the April general election. But Holtz on Wednesday said
State superintendent candidate John Humphries says his turn-around on Act 10 could help him with conservatives as he heads into a primary next month. Humphries, a former Dodgeville School District official who lives in Mt. Horeb, signed the recall petition
State superintendent candidate John Humphries is calling for a state education board that would boost oversight of the state’s top education official. Humphries said Thursday the current superintendent, Tony Evers, is “out of ideas and out of excuses for our
Voters in public school districts last year approved $1.35 billion in borrowing for building, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance report released today. The heightened borrowing for new construction projects, which previously peaked at $1.04 billion in 1996, also coincides with the greater
Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now is requesting two DAs investigate superintendent candidate Lowell Holtz’s email use following records the group released. But Holtz dismissed the group’s request and charged that One Wisconsin Now is “doing everything they can to deflect from the fact that their candidate [incumbent State Superintendent
State Superintendent Tony Evers is going up on TV next month with his first buy of the campaign, according to two sources. The sources pegged March 21 as the start date, and one said it included Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau. Evers’ campaign acknowledged it is doing
Candidates for state superintendent at a WisPolitics.com forum in Milwaukee disagreed about Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to make a proposed boost in per-pupil school aid contingent on compliance with Act 10. Walker’s plan would increase per-pupil aid by $200 the first year and $204 the second year of his budget,
State schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz wrote in an email last January that a “reform group” asked him to run for the post and guaranteed it’d do “all of the fundraising, organizing, etc.” associated with the election bid, according to an email released by One Wisconsin Now. Records obtained by
Just more than 8 percent of voters cast ballots in the spring primary, a better turnout than the previous three with a race for state superintendent on the ballot. According to unofficial returns collected by The Associated Press posted earlier this afternoon, 360,559 votes were cast for state superintendent, the
State schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz wrote in an email last January that a “reform group” asked him to run for the post and guaranteed it’d do “all of the fundraising, organizing, etc.” associated with the election bid, according to an email released by One Wisconsin Now. Records obtained by
State Superintendent Tony Evers says his primary victory can be chalked up to his focus on the state’s public school kids — and not on the “kind of weird politics and policies” that plagued his challengers in the days leading up to the election. Evers told WisPolitics.com in an interview that instead,
State Superintendent Tony Evers will face off against Lowell Holtz in a general re-election bid for his post, according to the Associated Press. Eliminated in today’s primary was John Humphries, former Dodgeville administrator who also worked at DPI. Evers gathered 69 percent of the vote, while Holtz has 23 percent and
State Superintendent Tony Evers is advancing to the spring general election, but his opponent was not yet decided, the Associated Press reported. The declaration from AP comes a half-hour after polls closed in the only statewide race on the spring primary ballot. Evers is facing off against John Humphries, a former
Candidates for state superintendent face off in today’s spring primary, the only statewide race on the ballot. Incumbent Tony Evers is facing off with John Humphries, a former Dodgeville administration who worked at DPI, and Lowell Holtz, the retired Whitnall superintendent. Racine teacher Rick Melcher has registered with the Elections
John Humphries charged fellow state schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz promised him a six-figure job at DPI if he dropped out of the primary and Holtz beat incumbent Tony Evers in the April general election. But Holtz on Wednesday said the offer was a “rough draft” of ideas and that
State superintendent candidate John Humphries says his turn-around on Act 10 could help him with conservatives as he heads into a primary next month. Humphries, a former Dodgeville School District official who lives in Mt. Horeb, signed the recall petition against Gov. Scott Walker and also gave $35 to his
State superintendent candidate John Humphries is calling for a state education board that would boost oversight of the state’s top education official. Humphries said Thursday the current superintendent, Tony Evers, is “out of ideas and out of excuses for our state’s stagnant performance.” The board, he said, is aimed at