Category: Newsmi reports

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...

High Error Rate in Milwaukee County Election Day Registrations Found

MacIver News Service | January 11, 2012 [Milwaukee, Wisc] A shocking new report by a Wisconsin Tea Party group raises serious questions about the diligence of poll workers in Milwaukee County. The group, Wisconsin Grandsons of...

$3 Billion in Savings Eyed

MacIver News Service | January 10, 2012 [Madison, Wisc…] Governor Walker hopes the initiatives identified by a state panel will save taxpayers nearly three billion dollars over the next decade. A year after it was first created...

Statewide Recall Costs Could Top $9 Million, GAB Says

MacIver News Service | January 6, 2012 [Madison, Wisc…] If there is a statewide recall election this year, it could cost Wisconsin taxpayers more than $9 million according to a new report issued Friday. State Representative...

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...

Examining a Federally Funded $6 Million ‘Green Jobs’ Boondoggle in Wisconsin

Less than Two Dozen Jobs Created MacIver News Service | January 4, 2012 [Madison, Wisc...] The problems with ‘green job’ creation and the incompetence of the federal government are both evident when analyzing how a...

Just What the Heck is a Green Job Anyway?

MacIver News Analysis January 4, 2012 There are two questions that plague efforts to assess the green economy: What is a green job and how many of them are there? While still a candidate, President Barack Obama promised to create...

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...

Records Show Few People Actually Complained About Waukesha School Board Member’s Participation in Political Ad

MacIver News Service | December 29, 2011 [Waukesha, Wisc...] Despite the media attention it received, less than two dozen people contacted Waukesha School Board to complain about a member’s appearance in a political ad, the...