Media Archives

Year 2011

MPS, voucher students boost graduation rates  1/10/11

Catholic schools feel funds are safe from Chapter 11 filing  1/3/11

Year 2010

 

School choice could expand 12/26/10

Teachers unions often resist school  12/11/10

Evers says he'd accept lifting enrollment cap 12/7/10

State graduation rate jumps to almost 90% 12/2/10

State could learn a thing or two from Florida's
school grading system
  11/28/19

Legislators' plates are piled high - 11/27/10

West Bend charter school proposal at crossroads - 11/21/10

Poll shows misperceptions about state budget  - 11/21/10

School districts evaluate merits of merit pay - 11/21/10

Dissecting change in Milwaukee enrollments - 11/21/10

Rewrite of Wisconsin school aid formula has cost - 11/15/10

State superintendent plunges ahead on school reform - 11/15/10

Grading teachers is no easy assignment - 11/14/10

DPI seeks changes to public school funding - 11/14/10

In education, much has changed, much has stayed the same - 11/13/10

3 Wisconsin colleges test Teacher Performance Assessment Program  - 11/11/10

Education issue looms large in governor's race - 10/25/10

Is it realistic for schools to remove failure as an option? - 10/23/10

More teachers are learning how to teach online - 10/9/10

Walker would grade schools 9/3/10

Grant to pay for new student testing 9/3/10

State student testing data a mixed bag  9/3/10

High turnover complicates study of choice schools’ progress 8/12/10

Failed Milwaukee charter school offers lessons 8/7/10

DC Evaluation Shows Higher Graduation Rates

Failed Milwaukee charter school offers lessons 8/7/10

DC Evaluation Shows Higher Graduation Rates

Evers gains some clouts in Wisconsin schools 7/17/10
 
Law aims to rein in bullies - 7/17/10

Court sides with teachers in e-mail dispute - 7/16/10

State education policy, like kudzu, is overgrown - 7/3/10

Evers gains some clouts in Wisconsin schools 7/17/10
 
Law aims to rein in bullies - 7/17/10

Court sides with teachers in e-mail dispute - 7/16/10

State education policy, like kudzu, is overgrown - 7/3/10

Report reveals GED recipients fare little better than dropouts - 6/20/10

Schools get aid for high-cost students with disabilities - 6/13/10

New teacher rules hitting classrooms - 6/12/10

CAPE News - Kagan Supported Chapter 2 Appeal - 6/8/10

78 MPS, 6 suburban schools fail to meet academic goals - 6/8/10

Schools adopt new approach to handling threats - 6/6/10

"Federal judge backs WIAA in lawsuit against Gannett, Wisconsin Newspaper Association over Internet streaming" 6/4/10

Wisconsin schools commit to Common Core State Standards - 6/3/10

Campaign urges one-cent sales tax increase to fund education - 6/2/10

Wisconsin tries again for federal grant for schools - 6/1/10

 Neumann taps public funds for private schools - 5/30/10

Private schools part of 4-K effort - 5/23/10

More Wisconsin legislators calling it quits - 5/16/10

 Bill in Congress could supply $400 million to save state educators' jobs - 5/11/10

4 initiatives seek to raise student proficiencies- 5/8/10

Illinois House kills school voucher bill - 5/5/10

Why Charter Schools Fail the Test  - 5/4/10

What the next governor could do on education - 5/1/10
 

Beloit Schools Go Green To Save Money, Improve Learning - 4/29/10

Doyle signs law giving superintendent power to intervene in schools - 4/29/10

MPS budget would eliminate 260 teaching positions - 4/29/10

Failing schools bill goes to Doyle - 4/22/10

Madison schools could lose money with proposed changes to state program - 4/21/10

Legislature set to pass schools bill - 4/18/10

Legislature rushes to finish business before session ends - 4/17/10

Will uniform MPS reading textbooks made a difference? - 4/17/10

 Beloit schools showing gains in math - 4/9/10

New data shows similar academic results between voucher and MPS students - 4/7/10

New statewide school tests to be based on national standards - 4/7/10

Federal funds for drug-free school programs running out - 4/3/10

MPS response to progress report: "incredible efforts" are under way - 4/1/10

Teachers use video, online games to help bring lessons to life - 3/31/10

5 school districts put on Moody's watch list - 3/31/10

School district closes deficit by cutting teachers- 3/30/10

 South Beloit school district looks at staff cuts
-3/30/10

 School choice: Board candidates differ in style, substance - 3/25/10

 Bank seizes money from school districts embroiled in risky investments - 3/24/10

State's black fourth-graders post worst reading scores in U.S.  - 3/24/10

State charter schools group plans meeting - 3/22/10

In rural school districts, declining enrollments — and hard choices - 3/14/10

Should schools use seclusion rooms, restraints for difficult kids? - 3/11/10

New annual statewide school testing
system on hold
 - 2/20/10

Teachers group pushes back against
proposed dyslexia testing mandate
 - 2/19/10

Madison schools face $30 million budget hole - 2/11/10

Will school districts drop sex ed rather than
comply with state law?
 - 2/06/10

Districts turn to arbitration to settle teacher contracts - 2/06/10

 Schools incorporates leadership lessons into class activities - 4/13/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR 2009

MPS approves condom giveaways

Rep. Roys:  Eliminate Funding for "Parent Contracts" - Restore 4K Grants

Bussing Contracts Threatened for Large Families

State budget would cut school aid by 2.5%

Student testing overhaul urged

Private school enrollment in Wisconsin drops 11% in decade

DC Voucher Article by George Will, OP-Ed Columnist for The Washington Post

Which "choice" does the 111th Congress make when it comes to education?

Candidates for top schools post differ on results of voucher study

Candidates for state school post spar over MPS reform, school vouchers

AZ Supreme Court strikes down two voucher programs

Obama vows to restore DC voucher program

WCRIS Kohl Scholarship Recipients

Conserve School announces closing; parents challenge decision

Senator Coggs proposes mandatory 5K for public schools 

Legislature honors Archbishop Dolan

Obama promotes "0-5" early education program in first budget

Governor Doyle's 2009-2011 budget proposal

How can the federal stimulus package help your school?

 

Obama approves cuts to Title funding

MPS to look at closing five more schools

More students eating breakfast at school

State Legislature Passes Education Reform Bills

Money and Test Scores Attract Open Enrollment Students

Latest Media on the WIAA proposal for private schools  

Supreme Court Sides with Religious Schools in Coulee Case 

Evers Lays Out Priorities as New State Superintendent

WI Public Schools Praised for Efforts on New Standards

MPS Spending Decisions Tracked On-line