The 2019 District and School Report Cards are out. Districts Fare Worse, Schools Fare Better. For the first time sine 2017, a district has been marked “failing.” Yet compared to last year, the number of failing schools fell by nearly half. Read More 2019 Education Report Cards: Districts Fare Worse, Schools Fare Better
In Wisconsin, 45 percent of students were at or above proficient in math, not significantly different than 2017’s proficiency rate of 43 percent. In reading, 36 percent of students were proficient, not significantly different than 2017’s rate of 35 percent. Read More The Nation’s Report Card 2019: Stagnation In General And Widening Of Achievement Gap Continues
Nov. 5, 2019 By Ola Lisowski At Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), the state’s largest school district, 16 percent of students are proficient in math. Just 9.4 percent of black students—the majority of MPS students—are proficient in math. To say the district should be in a full-on crisis mode is an understatement. So what is the …
Sorry, Politifact, The Majority Of Wisconsin Students Are Performing Below Grade Level. Just Look At DPI’s Own Data Read More The Sad State of Politifact’s Lying About Student Achievement
By Ola Lisowski – 44% of administrators earned more than six figures in salary alone, an increase from last year. Read More Average K-12 Public School Administrator In Wisconsin Earned $129,563 In 2018
Spotlight: Milwaukee Public Schools – With Just 19% Of MPS Students Proficient In Math And 16.5% In English Language Arts, What Changes Will The District Make To Improve Student Achievement? Where Is The Outrage? Read More Our Wisconsin: The Education Crisis
Back-to-school season is upon us, which can only mean one thing. No, it is not the return of blissful quiet to your home. It is time for MacIver’s annual State of K-12 Education Report Card. How do Wisconsin’s students, teachers and schools measure up? Are taxpayers receiving a decent return on their investment? Nearly 6 in 10 …
It’s Still Working Wisconsin $7.2 billion in income and sale tax cuts, $5.8 billion in property tax cuts, and $131 million in general fund tax cuts total staggering figure – but some of the most sizable tax cuts, such as those stemming from Act 10, aren’t even included in the figure By Ola Lisowski …
Data Release: Six of Ten Wisconsin Students are Not Proficient in Math or English. School Choice Students Outperform Peers Again. Where is the outrage? Read More Deeper Dive: Wisconsin’s Education Crisis
Dan O’Donnell on how a sign on a Milwaukee-area Boston Market is a warning sign for Wisconsin about the state of K-12 education Read More Sign Of The Times