Education Policy
- Opinion
Wither Wisconsin School Choice?
For the last 16 years, legislative Republicans have blocked efforts to limit the education options of Wisconsin parents. As a result, more than 60,000 pupils…
- Opinion
Mitchell: Who is Briefing David Crowley on School Choice?
For what it’s worth, here are the facts he, and others, should know.
- Opinion
A Hong Victory Means School Choice is On The Ballot
Francesca Hong’s predicted victory in Tuesday’s primary election will put school choice on the November ballot in a way that has not occurred in earlier…
- Opinion
Some Solid Reporting on MPS Literacy Dysfunction
A Dairyland Sentinel perspectives column by George Mitchell Kudos to Journal Sentinel education reporter Kayla Huynh. Her February 2 story (Milwaukee Public…
- News
Delayed DPI Records Reveal Taxpayers Soaked with $368K Water Park Resort Bill to Weaken State Exam Standards
By Brian Fraley, Dairyland Sentinel Publisher UPDATE 6:18pm As a result of Dairyland Sentinel’s reporting, this afternoon the Joint Finance Committee delayed…
- Opinion
Five Times Wisconsin Government Failed Miserably in 2025
A depressing look back at the year that was in Madison
- Opinion
Fact-checking a School Choice critic
Bruce Murphy’s Claim Based on Foundation of Factual Errors A Dairyland Sentinel Perspectives Column by George Mitchell Misinformation about private school…
- News
Evers rejects federal scholarship tax credit; Rodriguez urges reconsideration
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday he will not opt Wisconsin into a new federal tax-credit scholarship program, a move that immediately drew…
- News
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Mnookin Criticizes Trump Administration’s Actions in Letter to Faculty and Staff
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin issued a sharp rebuke of recent federal actions under the Trump administration in an…
- News
Madison Report Exposes Decades of Stalled Progress in Black Education in Wisconsin’s Second Largest City, Calls for Bold Change
April 15, 2025 MADISON, Wis. — A sweeping new report released Monday by One City Advocates, an affiliate of One City Schools, reveals six decades of…
- News
Here are the results of Wisconsin’s April 2025 Local School District Referenda
Wisconsin voters decided 89 school referendum questions in 81 districts on April 1, 2025. Forty-nine passed and 40 failed, according to the Department of…
- News
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 Republican-backed measure aimed at undoing State Superintendent…
- News
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 an open records request with the Wisconsin Department of…
- News
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 Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction superintendent, with…
- News
Governor Evers Previews Tonight’s Budget Address
2025-27 Biennial Budget MessageGov. Evers in 2025 the Year of the Kid: “I’m excited to be introducing the most pro-kid budget in state history.”Governor…
- News
IRG Milwaukee Survey Reveals Parental Frustrations and Struggles
The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released findings from a new survey focused on Black and Hispanic parents residing on both the North and South…
- News
DPI Superintendent Candidate Brittany Kinser, In Her Own Words
The current Superintendent of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Jill Underly, faces two challengers on February 18th. She is being challenged…
- News
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 records requested by Dairyland Sentinel last month, the…
- News
Nedweski/Wanggaard Bill Aims to Boost Civics Education
In a move to address what lawmakers describe as a significant shortfall in civic knowledge among American adults, Representative Amanda Nedweski and Senator…
- News
Babinksi: Celebrating School Choice and Saying Thanks
By Ty Babinski A Perspectives Column for Dairyland Sentinel As we celebrate School Choice Week, I think it’s important to recognize the significance of…
