Education Week: Wisconsin

Feds: Wis. proposal for education waiver lacking

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Education Issues Factor Into Governors' Races

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

As gubernatorial campaigns heat up around the country, K-12 policy feeds into the fight, though specifics vary state to state.

Wisconsin Sets Limits on Restraint, Seclusion

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

Wisconsin has joined other states in passing laws regulating the use of restraints and seclusion at school.

School Choice Program Yields Gains in the End

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0500

Students at some of Milwaukee's private schools made gains in reading in 2010-11 that were significantly higher than those of peers in public schools.

Open Enrollment

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

School districts that lost a significant number of students through Wisconsin's open-enrollment program tended to see a boost in student achievement.

State of the States

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.

Wis. Bill Would Limit Student Restraints

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Wisconsin's legislature will consider a law restricting how students are restrained or secluded, a second attempt at such a law after a bill proposed in 2011 failed to pass.

Foes of Wis. Governor Submit 1 Million Names

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Nearly a year after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker launched his push to curb teachers' collective bargaining powers, opponents say they've turned in more than 1 million signatures to recall him from office.

'Major Shift' Proposed for Wis. Evaluations

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

For the first time, Wisconsin would have a standardized system for determining the best- and worst-performing educators, under a proposal by state schools Superintendent Tony Evers.

200-Plus School Unions Try to Recertify Under Wis. Law

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

More than 200 school unions in Wisconsin met a deadline to seek recertification, but it was unclear how many others let it pass and gave up the little bargaining powers they had left under 'Gov. Scott Walker's contentious union-rights law.

Wis. Wins Assessment Grant

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

The Wisconsin education department has won a $10.5 million, four-year grant to develop an English-language-proficiency test tied to the common-core standards.

Wis. Teacher Retirements Shot Up During Union Fight

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400

Twice as many teachers decided to retire in the first half of the year as in the past two full years.

Wisconsin Schools Alter Sick-Leave Plans

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:08:00 -0400

GOP Keeps Power in Wis. Recall

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:08:00 -0400

Wisconsin Republicans held on to control of the state Senate by a single seat.

Wis. Teachers' Union Cuts Jobs

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:08:00 -0400

Wisconsin's largest teachers union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, confirmed last week that it is laying off 42 workers out of about 100 staff members.