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  1. 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…

    By George Mitchell · Nov. 6, 2026
    School Choice in the crosshairs
  2. Opinion

    Everything Wrong With Wisconsin’s Education Bureaucracy in One Speech

    If you tuned into State Superintendent Jill Underly’s “State of Education” address at the Capitol Thursday, you witnessed a classic (and predictable) display…

    By Brian Fraley · Sept. 25, 2026
    Honest DPI Sign
  3. News

    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 funding disparities, political uncertainty, and an…

    By Brian Fraley · Aug. 26, 2026
    Report: Wisconsin charter school growth hindered by funding gaps and unstable approval system
  4. 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…

    By George Mitchell · Aug. 10, 2026
    What of the Children in the Choice Program?
  5. News

    Influential Harvard Journal Recognizes Wisconsin’s Kim Feller

    Far too few know the incredible story of Wisconsin’s Feller School and the promise it holds to address the literacy crisis that affects schools across the…

    By George Mitchell · May 19, 2026
    Influential Harvard Journal Recognizes Wisconsin’s Kim Feller
  6. Opinion

    A fork in the road for School Choice

    A Perspectives column of personal opinion by George Mitchell The enrollment cap in the statewide private school choice program expires in a year. This…

    By George Mitchell · Aug. 29, 2025
    Guest Perspective: An explainer on the sales and use tax exemption for datacenters
  7. 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…

    By DS Staff · April 15, 2025
    Madison Report Exposes Decades of Stalled Progress in Black Education in Wisconsin’s Second Largest City, Calls for Bold Change
  8. 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…

    By DS Staff · Feb. 7, 2025
    DPI Superintendent Candidate Brittany Kinser, In Her Own Words
  9. News

    The Amazing History of School Choice in Wisconsin

    In conjunction with School Choice Week, Dairyland Sentinel provides this chronicle of this history of School Choice in Wisconsin 1990s: An Idea Becomes…

    By DS Staff · Jan. 26, 2025
    What of the Children in the Choice Program?
  10. News

    Wisconsin Data Shows School Choice Leads to Improved Outcomes in Milwaukee, Racine, Statewide

    (Madison, Wis.) – Newly released Department of Public Instruction (DPI) test score data shows school choice students maintain an advantage over public…

    By DS Staff · Oct. 9, 2024
    Milwaukee Racine Wisconsin school choice.
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