Tag: DPI
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...
Did DPI put local school districts at risk of federal audit?
Screenshot from DPI Website, accessed 3/2/26 Tomorrow at 10:00 AM, the Joint Committee on Finance...
Make Do with Less? Not DPI.
The Department of Public Instruction spends nearly $400,000 on a four-day Waterpark Workshop… two...
DPI Stonewalls Public: Where’s the Secret Waterpark Workshop Contract?
By Dairyland Sentinel Publisher Brian Fraley DPI has a transparency problem that is quickly...
Time to Put the Public into DPI
A “Constitutional Artifact”: The elected superintendent model was designed for the...
DPI response fails to make the grade
A Dairyland Sentinel perspectives column by Brian Fraley The Wisconsin Department of Public...
The list: Did an employee from your school attend the $368k dollar DPI waterpark conference?
By Brian Fraley, Publisher, Dairyland Sentinel When the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction...
One Year Later: Dairyland Sentinel, Institute for Reforming Government Press DPI for Transparency on Forward Exam Changes
More than a year after first seeking public records related to changes to Wisconsin’s Forward Exam...
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...
More on DPI Deceit
A Perspectives Column by George Mitchell I’ve said it here before. Half-truths are the worst...
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...
Kinser Edges Underly in DPI Race as School Choice Resonates, Poll Finds
Challenger Brittany Kinser holds a slight lead over incumbent Jill Underly in the race for...
Up for Grabs: Wisconsin Voters Show Limited Familiarity with Spring Election Candidates, Marquette Poll Finds
With Wisconsin’s spring election less than a month away, a new Marquette University Law School...
IRG Advocates For Teacher Apprenticeships to Address Shortage
A new report from the Department of Public Instruction reveals a startling trend in Wisconsin’s...
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...
Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Bill to Realign State Education Standards
Each year, Wisconsin elementary students take the Forward exam, while high school students take...
