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  1. 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…

    By George Mitchell · Nov. 2, 2025
    Guest Perspective: An explainer on the sales and use tax exemption for datacenters
  2. News

    Milwaukee Public Schools Slammed in Scathing Audit

    An independent review ordered by Gov. Tony Evers says Milwaukee Public Schools has no clear vision for teaching, gives principals and teachers too little…

    By DS Staff · June 14, 2025
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  3. 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
  4. 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…

    By Brian Fraley · Feb. 6, 2025
    Dairyland Sentinel v DPI
  5. News

    Wisconsin’s Educational Disparity Widens: Black and White Student Achievement Gaps Grow

    The release of data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often referred to as the “Nation’s Report…

    By DS Staff · Jan. 29, 2025
    Wisconsin’s Educational Disparity Widens: Black and White Student Achievement Gaps Grow
  6. News

    Dairyland Sentinel Files Records Request with DPI Over Forward Exam Benchmark Changes

    Originally published, January 21, 2025 The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has recently undergone a significant overhaul of the Wisconsin…

    By DS Staff · Jan. 21, 2025
    Dairyland Sentinel v DPI
  7. News

    Parents Frustrated with Lack of Access to School District Data, Survey Finds

    The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), in collaboration with the national, nonpartisan education reform organization 50CAN, has released a new…

    By Brian Fraley · Jan. 8, 2025
    Parents Frustrated with Lack of Access to School District Data, Survey Finds
  8. 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.
  9. News

    Milwaukee Public Schools Misses Second Filing Deadline

    Fiscal Year 2023 Audited Financial Report Was Due Last Friday

    By DS Staff · Sept. 18, 2024
    Milwaukee Public Schools Misses Second Filing Deadline
  10. News

    Not in a hurry: MPS has yet to engage a firm to search for a new Superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools

    Sunday, July 28, 2024 8:30 pm (c) Dairyland Sentinel Former Milwaukee Public Schools’ superintendent Dr. Keith Posley announced his resignation on June 4,…

    By DS Staff · July 28, 2024
    Not in a hurry: MPS has yet to engage a firm to search for a new Superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools
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