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Joel Brennan: Wisconsin must renew its commitment to public education

We need to modernize the school funding formula to reflect today’s realities and support students fairly across the state. We need to invest in teachers and strengthen the pipeline of educators entering the profession. And we must focus relentlessly on improving student outcomes — especially in reading and math — so every child has a real chance to succeed.

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Brian Fraley: DOJ prod gets DPI to release $8M Forward Exam workplan & waterpark workshop details

It took fourteen months, a mountain of ignored requests, the retention of a respected public policy legal powerhouse and a formal intervention by the Wisconsin Attorney General to finally see more of the picture. But now that the Department of Public Instruction has been forced to open its books, the picture emerging is one of calculated stonewalling and staggering taxpayer expense.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 24

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss a hearing on grooming and sexual misconduct in Wisconsin schools, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Jill Karofsky’s push for more security funding amid a rise in threats, a bill that would define antisemitism in state law and more.

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