Tag: Department of Public Instruction
Evers Vetoes Bill to Reverse Underly’s Testing Changes, Sparks Debate
Published March 28, 2025 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 1 on Friday, a...
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64 Days Later: Underly, DPI Refuse to Grant Access to Public Records Surrounding Lowering of State Ed Standards
Originally Published March 26, 2025 Sixty-four days have passed since the Dairyland Sentinel filed...
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Joe Handrick Analyzes First Day of Early In Person Absentee Voting
This analysis was posted on X and is based on the earlier data crunching done for Dairyland...
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Probe DPI Over School Report Cards, Testing Standards
State legislators kicked off an audit Tuesday targeting the Wisconsin Department of Public...
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IRG Advocates For Teacher Apprenticeships to Address Shortage
A new report from the Department of Public Instruction reveals a startling trend in Wisconsin’s...
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Powerful State Committee Joins Our Search for Facts from Jill Underly’s Department of Public Instruction
In a significant push to unravel the murky decisions behind Wisconsin’s education benchmarks, the...
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DPI Superintendent Candidate Brittany Kinser, In Her Own Words
The current Superintendent of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Jill Underly, faces...
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Underly, DPI Shrug Off Complaints Over State Benchmarks; Superintendent and Her Department Have Yet to Comply With Open Records Request
2.6.25 This is an update to an earlier Dairyland Sentinel post. Although still not providing...
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Dairyland Sentinel Has a Dozen Questions for DPI Candidates, Will Publish Answers Upon Receipt
The current Superintendent of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Jill Underly, faces...
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Bill to Realign State Education Standards
Each year, Wisconsin elementary students take the Forward exam, while high school students take...
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Dairyland Sentinel Files Records Request with DPI Over Forward Exam Benchmark Changes
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has recently undergone a significant overhaul...
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Former Teacher and Principal Brittany Kinser Launches First Video in Campaign for State Schools’ Superintendent
Education reformer Brittany Kinser has launched her first video in her campaign for Secretary of...
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