Tag: Department of Public Instruction
Report: Wisconsin charter school growth hindered by funding gaps and unstable approval system
Wisconsin was among the first states to authorize charter schools, but a new report indicates that...
Delay, Deny, Deflect: Inside Wisconsin’s Government Transparency Problem
Wisconsin’s Public Records Law begins with one of the strongest declarations of open government in...
DPI’s “Portrait” of Secrecy: Why Won’t the State Reveal its Education Steering Committee Members?
When a state agency launches a massive new initiative to redefine what public education looks...
DOJ Prod Gets DPI to Release $8M Forward Exam Workplan & Waterpark Workshop Details
By Brian Fraley Dairyland Sentinel It took fourteen months, a mountain of ignored requests, the...
Time to Put the Public into DPI
A “Constitutional Artifact”: The elected superintendent model was designed for the...
Five Times Wisconsin Government Failed Miserably in 2025
A depressing look back at the year that was in Madison A Perspectives column for the Dairyland...
The Wisconsin School Choice Advantage
A Dairyland Sentinel perspectives column by George Mitchell Wisconsin’s top education official...
Wisconsin DPI Moves to “Update” School Report Card Ratings Amid Ongoing Transparency Concerns
Delafield, WI – May 27, 2025 – The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), led by State...
Joe Handrick’s Final Look at Wisconsin’s Early Vote for Today’s Election
By Joe Handrick for the Dairyland Sentinel April 1, 2025 This is my final look at...
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...
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...
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...
Wisconsin Lawmakers Probe DPI Over School Report Cards, Testing Standards
March 5, 2025 State legislators kicked off an audit Tuesday targeting the Wisconsin Department of...
IRG Advocates For Teacher Apprenticeships to Address Shortage
A new report from the Department of Public Instruction reveals a startling trend in Wisconsin’s...
Powerful State Committee Joins Our Search for Facts from Jill Underly’s Department of Public Instruction
February 26, 2025 In a significant push to unravel the murky decisions behind Wisconsin’s...
DPI Superintendent Candidate Brittany Kinser, In Her Own Words
The current Superintendent of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Jill Underly, faces...
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...
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...
