The number of people in Wisconsin 16 years or older who are working or actively looking for work was 9th best in the country in 2013 at 68.6 percent. While Wisconsin’s labor force participation rate remained unchanged from the previous year, the 68.6 percent figure is still a 15 year low. Read More U.S. Workforce Participation at Lowest Point Since 1977
The labor participation rate–the share of the population in the labor force–has dropped significantly across the U.S. since the recession. Wisconsin, which finished 2013 ranked No. 9, has faced a similar decline in its labor force participation rate. Read More Study: U.S. Workforce Participation at Lowest Point Since 1977
James Wigderson, Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute. With serious educational challenges in front of us, Wisconsinites deserve a genuine and frank discussion of ideas to help our children succeed. Read More Any Education Plan, Even If Plagiarized, Is Better For Public Debate Than No Plan At All
More than seven out of every eight high school students in Wisconsin graduated in four years or less in 2013, according to the latest data released by the Department of Public Instruction. 88 percent of Wisconsin students earned their diplomas on time last year, an increase of .5 percent from 2012’s mark. This continued a path of steady growth that the state has followed over the past four school years. Read More Wisconsin’s 4-Year Graduation Rates Rise to 88 percent, Achievement Gap Shrinks by Nearly Two Percent
More than seven out of every eight high school students in Wisconsin graduated in four years or less in 2013, according to the latest data released by the Department of Public Instruction. 88 percent of Wisconsin students earned their diplomas on time last year, an increase of .5 percent from 2012’s mark. This continued a path of steady growth that the state has followed over the past four school years. Read More Wisconsin’s 4-Year Graduation Rates Rise to 88 percent, Achievement Gap Shrinks by Nearly Two Percent
Rep. Brett Hulsey (D-Madison), Democrat candidate for Governor, hosted a meet and greet event in Milwaukee on Tuesday evening. At the event, Hulsey sat down with Bill Jaeck to discuss the policies he would push for if elected. Jaeck was not asked by the MacIver Institute to conduct the interview, but instead approached the gubernatorial candidate on his own. Read More 10 Questions with Democrat Candidate for Governor Brett Hulsey
Listening to the Democrats this week, you would think that every workplace is stuck in the 1950s, or at best the Mad Men era. It was “Equal Pay Day” on April 8th, and the liberals have turned back the clock on women’s progress. Unfortunately, “Equal Pay Day” is not a day when private sector workers earn as much as their public employee union counterparts. Now that would be a day worth celebrating. It’s not even a day to promote the flat federal income tax. Read More The Myth of the Gender Wage Gap
Students attending Wisconsin schools have made slight gains in proficiency on the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations (WCKE) in the last five years according to the most recent results released by the state’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) on Tuesday. Read More Wisconsin Students Improve on WKCE Testing in Final Year
The city of Madison hosted the 15th annual national White Privilege Conference last week at the Monona Terrace to discuss issues of white supremacy, social justice, education and the Tea Party. We are continuing our coverage of the conference with more details about other sessions that were held. Our second account comes from the breakout session titled: Against the Tea Party. Read More ‘The Longer You are in the Tea Party, the More Racist You Become’
The city of Madison hosted the 15th annual national White Privilege Conference last week at the Monona Terrace to discuss issues of white supremacy, social justice, education and the tea party. Our first account comes from the breakout session titled Stories from the front lines of education: Confessions of a white, high school English teacher. Read More What Can Educators do to End White Supremacy in the Classroom?