Category: Newsmi reports

Study: Wisconsin Has the Worst Science Education Standards in the Country

By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst The grades are out – Wisconsin is the worst in the United States when it comes to science curricula in the classroom. In the words of a recent study, our...

Statewide Public School Choice Coming to Wisconsin

MacIver News Service | January 26, 2012 [Madison, Wisc...] More than a year after it was introduced, legislation that will bring unprecedented school choice to families who wish to enroll in Wisconsin’s public schools passed...

What the Wisconsin School Accountability Program Should Look Like

By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst In the near future the final recommendations of three task forces dedicated to improving public education in Wisconsin are expected to be unveiled. This...

Given Concerns in States Failing to Make Progress, Did Wisconsin Win by Losing Out on Race to the Top Money?

By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst Over a year ago, many Wisconsinites were disappointed when the state not only failed to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grant money in...

Tracking Return on Investment in the “Green Economy”

MacIver News Service | January 16, 2012 ZBB Energy, a Menomonee Falls based green energy company, is in a race to bring new green technologies to market as it finds itself in the center of the debate over whether government...

Thanks to Recent Reforms, Merit Pay Coming to Some Wisconsin School Districts

By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst A merit pay program that incentivizes teachers is about to get a test run at the local level. Two Wisconsin school districts are moving forward with a plan...

Read to Lead Acknowledges Wisconsin’s Growing Reading Problems – But Will It Be Enough?

By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst On Wednesday, Governor Scott Walker and Superintendent Tony Evers unveiled the state’s plan to boost fading reading scores in Wisconsin’s public...

In Wake of Madison Prep Rejection, MacIver Examines Success of Other Charters in the Capital City

. Madison Has Few Charters, But These Schools Educate More Poor Students, Produce Stronger Reading Results in 4th Grade By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst Madison is Wisconsin’s...

Governor, State Superintendent Partner to Improve Reading Skills of Wisconsin Students

Read to Lead Releases First Report, Emphasizes Reading Skills in Teacher Training, Literacy in Early Education MacIver News Service | January 4, 2012 [Greendale, Wisc...] Governor Scott Walker and State Superintendent Tony Evers...

Charter School Data Shows Gains for Elementary School Students in Milwaukee – but Effects Trail Off in High School

by Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst Milwaukee’s charter schools outperform the regular public school standard when it comes to reading – but these returns appear to diminish as students...