Category: mi perspectives

Will Legislature Cave to Education Bureaucrats on Open Enrollment?

By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute Like many parents, my wife and I meet with our children’s teachers at the beginning of each school year. We have learned the hard way you can’t wait...

Ward Extended as UW-Madison Chancellor through 2013

by Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst Biddy Martin’s temporary replacement may not turn out to be so temporary after all. The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced this week that they would...

Defensive WEAC Chief Has Selective Memory

By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute It was interesting to read the op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Mary Bell, the president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC). In...

Nothing Rapid About Bus Debate in Milwaukee

By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute Oh, wait. Now it’s a good idea? When Governor Scott Walker was the county executive in Milwaukee, he advocated the creation of bus rapid transit system...

Behind the scenes: Miles Kristan

Reporter’s Background Perspective By Bill Osmulski ***WARNING – GRAPHIC LANGUAGE – WARNING*** Miles Kristan is not a fan of the MacIver Institute.  Kristan has made a name for himself during the protests in...

MPS Board Puts Turf Protection Ahead of Meeting Kids’ Needs

By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute Frederick Douglass wrote in “Narrative of the Life of an African Slave” about how the wife of his owner started to teach Douglass how to read. Her husband...

Off the (High Speed) Rails

California Learning Expensive Lesson on Cost of ‘Free’ Money By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute Last year when Governor Scott Walker was a candidate, he made it clear that he would...

University of Wisconsin System to Act on New Flexibility, Plans to Dole Out Power to Local Chancellors

By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst A major point of contention this spring was the potential split of the University of Wisconsin’s Madison campus from UW System, which is governed by the...

Burlington Area School District Ignores Wishes of Residents, Votes to Tax to the Max

By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute The Burlington Board of Education met Thursday night as a Committee of the Whole to discuss proposing a tax levy to be passed at their September 12 meeting....

Wisconsin, United States Students Lag Behind Global Educational Leaders

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...