Tag: Jill Underly
Portrait of Deceit: Public Records Prove DPI Misled Wisconsinites About “Portrait of a Graduate” Steering Committee
When State Superintendent Jill Underly launched Wisconsin’s “Portrait of a Graduate”...
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...
Dairyland Sentinel Asks AG Kaul to Force DPI Open Records Compliance
The Dairyland Sentinel filed a formal request Tuesday asking Attorney General Josh Kaul to...
Autism Advocate: Why Congress Must Investigate Wisconsin’s DPI
By Kyle Maichle, Americans for Autism Advocacy Wisconsin families and taxpayers deserve answers....
DPI Stonewalls Public: Where’s the Secret Waterpark Workshop Contract?
By Dairyland Sentinel Publisher Brian Fraley DPI has a transparency problem that is quickly...
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...
275 Days Later: Underly, DPI Still Withhold Public Records on Lowering of State Education Standards
As of Thursday, October 23, 2025, it will have been 275 days since the Dairyland Sentinel filed a...
Shocking Report on Sexual Misconduct and Grooming Investigations in Wisconsin School Draws Immediate Outrage
The recent year-long investigation by the Cap Times revealing that the Wisconsin Department of...
The Wisconsin School Choice Advantage
A Dairyland Sentinel perspectives column by George Mitchell Wisconsin’s top education official...
WILL Urges DPI to Overhaul School Report Cards for Greater Transparency
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) submitted a detailed set of recommendations...
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...
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...
