Continuing a record dating to the late 2010s, private choice students scored higher, on average, on state tests than comparable groups of public school students. Furthermore, choice students outscored all public students on the college-readiness ACT exam.

Silence after attack on the soul of universities puts too much at risk.

On Sept. 25, Donald Trump issued a memorandum entitled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.” It’s concerning.

Get disruptive, get arrested, get creative, but don’t play along with fascism.

United States senators might note that Julius Caesar did not seize power as much as the Roman Senate ceded power to him.

No Dane County government shutdown but how about a slow down?

Allowing absentee ballots to be counted earlier and reported in a more timely manner should be helpful and increase trust in outcomes.

How Democrats lost the working class

Debate over whether tariffs will bring back the hallowed days of American “factory towns” or unleash a new set of economic troubles continues, especially in states such as Wisconsin, where manufacturing traditions run deep.

The future isn’t about competing models; it’s about complementary missions that support all learners, at every stage, and help them turn their education into a lifelong advantage.

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The idea of a child suffering from a disease that is 100% preventable is unacceptable.

We call for GHC to voluntarily recognize its workers’ chosen bargaining unit, and to observe neutrality in respect to all future unionization activities, as well as to increase transparency and democracy.

Party leaders are working on narrowing choices for the handful of races that will decide which party gets control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2027.

The 7th District congressman does not project as a uniquely strong statewide candidate, but he could easily run away with the Republican primary, especially if he lands a Trump endorsement.

I like her profile: 17 years as an executive at Organic Valley and then six years heading up Evers’ development department. I also like the lane she’s chosen, which suggests she leans moderate.

Superintendent Jill Underly delivered her annual “State of Education” address last week. If you tuned in hoping for an honest assessment of how Wisconsin students are doing, you were left disappointed.

I hope partisan politics doesn’t prevent legislators from scoring these obvious wins for Wisconsin schools.

This is the time for Democrats in the Legislature to stand firm. When it comes to preserving the best of what is left of outdoor Wisconsin in the face of development pressure and changing land use patterns, the public is with those would stand up for our outdoors.