Wisconsin is better-than-average when it comes to standardized testing in America. If you expand that basis worldwide, the Badger State’s closest comparisons are countries like France, the Netherlands, and Poland. A new study from Harvard University details the standing of… Read More Wisconsin, United States Students Lag Behind Global Educational Leaders
MacIver News Service | July 28, 2011 [Madison, Wisc…] WEAC, Wisconsin’s largest teachers’union, spent nearly a half million dollars in one day on behalf of Democratic candidates through their political aciton committee, the MacIver News Service has learned. According to… Read More In One Day, WEAC Spends Nearly a Half Million Dollars to Support Democrats in Recalls
By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute Local blogger and MPS teacher Jay Bullock had an interesting reaction to my latest op-ed for the MacIver Institute, “the title of this post is the sound of my head… Read More Wigderson Fires Back
MacIver News Service | April 15, 2011 [Madison, Wisc…] MTI admits to organizing sick outs, according to the union’s March 4th newsletter. “Tuesday night, MTI Faculty Representative Council met in the largest meeting in several years and made recommendation that… Read More Teachers Union Admits Organizing Sick Outs
MacIver News Service | April 15, 2011 [Madison, Wisc…] MTI admits to organizing sick outs, according to the union’s March 4th newsletter. “Tuesday night, MTI Faculty Representative Council met in the largest meeting in several years and made recommendation that… Read More Teachers Union Admits Organizing Sick Outs
MacIver News Service | April 15, 20111 [Madison, Wisc…] Madison school official and union leaders did not enjoy the cozy relationship protesters at the Capitol portrayed to the media, according to an open records request by the MacIver Institute. The… Read More Emails Reveal Madison Teachers’ Union Behind the Scenes Strategy
MacIver News Service | April 15, 20111 [Madison, Wisc…] Madison school official and union leaders did not enjoy the cozy relationship protesters at the Capitol portrayed to the media, according to an open records request by the MacIver Institute. The… Read More Emails Reveal Madison Teachers’ Union Behind the Scenes Strategy
Live, streaming video of the review of the Waukesha County Supreme Court race canvass. Video chat rooms at Ustream Note, this is not the offiical canvass (that was completed Thursday), nor a recount. This is a courtesy review for the… Read More Live From Waukesha County
Live, streaming video of the review of the Waukesha County Supreme Court race canvass. Video chat rooms at Ustream Note, this is not the offiical canvass (that was completed Thursday), nor a recount. This is a courtesy review for the… Read More Live From Waukesha County
The Free Market Voice for Wisconsin Publishes Reform Proposals in Printable Document [Madison, Wisc..] Wisconsin taxpayers, and the politicians who work for them in Madison, now have an easy to follow guide to help them fix Wisconsin’s fiscal mess…. Read More The MacIver Principles Now Available for Downloading