Last week, every single one of my fellow Regents attending our most recent meeting voted to approve a dangerous anti-free speech proposal that will, without question, chill speech at college campuses across Wisconsin.
Dem guv candidate and state schools Superintendent Tony Evers chalked up Gov. Scott Walker’s refusal to sign onto his department’s statewide education plan as playing politics. Education officials submitted their accountability framework to the feds today. The state’s plan to
The professor who envisioned the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership threatened at the last minute to drop out of the project over concerns the board overseeing it would have too much power, according to emails obtained by WisPolitics.com.
The state’s take from fees tacked onto what people owe state agencies, courts and the UW System could hit $15 million over the next two years, under a plan in the guv’s budget to expand debt collection. Debt collectors in
GOP Joint Finance Committee members have discussed a K-12 package that would keep Gov. Scott Walker’s per pupil boost while meeting the guv’s insistence that property tax bills in 2018 be lower than they were in 2014, sources tell WisPolitics.com.
Suburban school districts are applauding an open enrollment aid boost in the Assembly GOP education plan, saying it would direct dollars to those actually teaching the transferring students. But rural districts and others that lose large numbers of students to
A series of bills that would put the brakes on the referendum process for school districts drew criticism from Dems and some school advocates today, who argued the legislation would hurt schools and students. The three bills, part of a
Private school advocates lined up today to voice support for a bill that would make sweeping technical changes to the state’s school choice programs. The bipartisan bill, which is likely to be on the guv’s desk before the end of
In just three weeks, a state board that’s spent 27 years managing grants for environmental education will go away. That’s why two lawmakers of different parties, both members of the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board, are making a last-ditch effort to
An incentive program in the Assembly GOP K-12 plan for one district to send its students to another for instruction is looking to put more resources in the classroom, according to one backer. Still, school advocates are concerned the program,
A bipartisan bill looking to make sweeping technical changes to the state’s choice programs is seeing support from both the Department of Public Instruction and School Choice Wisconsin. The bill, from Sens. Luther Olsen, Lena Taylor, Reps. Joel Kitchens and
Assembly Republicans today released final details of a plan that would invest about $580 million more into K-12 over the next two years compared to current levels. But that’s about $70 million less than Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal. And while
High-achieving Wisconsin students would get $5,000 scholarships each year to attend UW System schools under a new bill two GOP lawmakers laid out Tuesday. The bill, which has UW System President Ray Cross’ support, would pay for those scholarships by
The state is looking to cut the achievement gap in half within the next six years under a plan released today by the state’s Department of Public Instruction, which acknowledges it’s an “ambitious goal.” The plan, which lets local school
A bill that would block DPI from submitting a plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act without legislative review passed the Assembly Education Committee on a party-line vote today. But the Senate Education Committee chair said he’s
JFC Co-chair John Nygren said repealing the prevailing wage on state projects could still work its way into the budget as part of an overall package to address transportation funding. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling, meanwhile, said Senate Republicans are working
State Superintendent Tony Evers was on pace to easily top his margins of victory for his first two terms, following his election win last night. With almost all precincts in, Evers had 494,845 votes, or 70 percent, while challenger Lowell
Voters across the state approved some $699.7 million in school referendum questions and rejected $265.1 million in asks on the April ballots. The highest asks this year came from Green Bay and Verona school districts, and were both given the
The annual State of the Tribes Address this afternoon stressed united approaches to conservation initiatives and support for health care and education. Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, also repeatedly praised initiatives under Gov. Scott Walker, including his budget
In the nearly two decades since open enrollment began, districts with higher student populations like Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay are among the those that have lost the most dollars as students transfer to other schools, an analysis from WisPolitics.com
Last week, every single one of my fellow Regents attending our most recent meeting voted to approve a dangerous anti-free speech proposal that will, without question, chill speech at college campuses across Wisconsin.
Dem guv candidate and state schools Superintendent Tony Evers chalked up Gov. Scott Walker’s refusal to sign onto his department’s statewide education plan as playing politics. Education officials submitted their accountability framework to the feds today. The state’s plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act has drawn
The professor who envisioned the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership threatened at the last minute to drop out of the project over concerns the board overseeing it would have too much power, according to emails obtained by WisPolitics.com. Among other things, UW-Madison officials and Ryan Owens, the political
The state’s take from fees tacked onto what people owe state agencies, courts and the UW System could hit $15 million over the next two years, under a plan in the guv’s budget to expand debt collection. Debt collectors in the private sector are generally banned under the Wisconsin Consumer
GOP Joint Finance Committee members have discussed a K-12 package that would keep Gov. Scott Walker’s per pupil boost while meeting the guv’s insistence that property tax bills in 2018 be lower than they were in 2014, sources tell WisPolitics.com. The framework for an education deal also would create a
Suburban school districts are applauding an open enrollment aid boost in the Assembly GOP education plan, saying it would direct dollars to those actually teaching the transferring students. But rural districts and others that lose large numbers of students to other districts through open enrollment worry that giving up an
A series of bills that would put the brakes on the referendum process for school districts drew criticism from Dems and some school advocates today, who argued the legislation would hurt schools and students. The three bills, part of a package from Sen. Duey Stroebel called the “Referendum Reform Initiative,”
Private school advocates lined up today to voice support for a bill that would make sweeping technical changes to the state’s school choice programs. The bipartisan bill, which is likely to be on the guv’s desk before the end of the month, is scheduled to be taken up by the
In just three weeks, a state board that’s spent 27 years managing grants for environmental education will go away. That’s why two lawmakers of different parties, both members of the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board, are making a last-ditch effort to save the board and the grants it gives out. The
An incentive program in the Assembly GOP K-12 plan for one district to send its students to another for instruction is looking to put more resources in the classroom, according to one backer. Still, school advocates are concerned the program, paired with other provisions in the plan, would ultimately push
A bipartisan bill looking to make sweeping technical changes to the state’s choice programs is seeing support from both the Department of Public Instruction and School Choice Wisconsin. The bill, from Sens. Luther Olsen, Lena Taylor, Reps. Joel Kitchens and Jason Fields, also includes a number of non-fiscal policy items
Assembly Republicans today released final details of a plan that would invest about $580 million more into K-12 over the next two years compared to current levels. But that’s about $70 million less than Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal. And while the Assembly GOP plan would lower property taxes compared to
High-achieving Wisconsin students would get $5,000 scholarships each year to attend UW System schools under a new bill two GOP lawmakers laid out Tuesday. The bill, which has UW System President Ray Cross’ support, would pay for those scholarships by selling off the remaining lands held by the state’s oldest
The state is looking to cut the achievement gap in half within the next six years under a plan released today by the state’s Department of Public Instruction, which acknowledges it’s an “ambitious goal.” The plan, which lets local school districts decide how to improve in order to meet the
A bill that would block DPI from submitting a plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act without legislative review passed the Assembly Education Committee on a party-line vote today. But the Senate Education Committee chair said he’s not planning on introducing a companion bill, essentially killing the
JFC Co-chair John Nygren said repealing the prevailing wage on state projects could still work its way into the budget as part of an overall package to address transportation funding. Fellow Co-chair Alberta Darling, meanwhile, said Senate Republicans are working on their own transportation package. Both lawmakers called the issue
State Superintendent Tony Evers was on pace to easily top his margins of victory for his first two terms, following his election win last night. With almost all precincts in, Evers had 494,845 votes, or 70 percent, while challenger Lowell Holtz had 212,529, or 30 percent. In 2013, Evers beat
Voters across the state approved some $699.7 million in school referendum questions and rejected $265.1 million in asks on the April ballots. The highest asks this year came from Green Bay and Verona school districts, and were both given the green light. That includes Green Bay’s request to exceed revenue
The annual State of the Tribes Address this afternoon stressed united approaches to conservation initiatives and support for health care and education. Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, also repeatedly praised initiatives under Gov. Scott Walker, including his budget provision to expand broadband access, which she said would “allow
In the nearly two decades since open enrollment began, districts with higher student populations like Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay are among the those that have lost the most dollars as students transfer to other schools, an analysis from WisPolitics.com shows. The other districts most negatively impacted by open enrollment