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Oct 2025 21

Wisconsin public school enrollment declines continue as vouchers grow, new data show

By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect | EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

Wisconsin public school enrollment is on the decline, data shows.

Dec 2024 27

Here’s the $4 billion question for the 2025 Wisconsin Legislature: Is this the year (finally) of the win-win session?

By Pat Kreitlow | STATE LEGISLATURE, POLITICS, Pat Kreitlow

Most people, no matter how much they disagree, would find a way to divide a $4 billion pot in ways to make everyone happy. Political gamesmanship has prevented bipartisan progress in the Assembly and Senate.

Dec 2024 2

Opinion: Progressives need to step up with year-round, aggressive advocacy for facts.

By Pat Kreitlow | EDUCATION, POLITICS, Pat Kreitlow

Conservative media is an iron dome of outlets and strategies, sheltering their audiences from news and information that would change how they view the people on their ballots.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Upfront (Image from WISN-TV)

Oct 2024 19

Opinion: Why are there 140 school referendums on Wisconsin ballots? Check your local Republican legislator.

By Pat Kreitlow | Election 2024, VOTERHUB 2024, Pat Kreitlow

They’ll tell you it’s a sign of local overspending, but the truth is that lawmakers have been strangling school districts for more than a decade—choosing to look frugal when they’re really passing the buck to property taxpayers.

Sep 2024 13

What a vote for a Republican legislator means for your public schools

By Pat Kreitlow | EDUCATION, VOTERHUB 2024, Pat Kreitlow

Bills that attack public education in Wisconsin are in line with GOP efforts to make taxpayers support two parallel school systems, censor information about race and gender, and face a never-ending parade of referendums. There are 93 Republicans on ballots across...

Aug 2024 26

Act 10 can’t stop, won’t stop hurting Wisconsin schools

By Yesica Balderrama | EDUCATION, POLITICS, Yesica Balderrama

It's been 13 years since former Gov. Scott Walker's assault on public education, setting in motion a budget mess that impacts discussions today about the biggest challenges facing schools. The hot topic at the Wisconsin Public Education Network’s 2024 Summer Summit...

Jul 2024 26

Are Wisconsin voucher schools constitutional? The debate rages on.

By Yesica Balderrama | EDUCATION, POLITICS, Yesica Balderrama

Early legal challenges upheld the taxpayer-funded program back when it was small and experimental, not the expensive statewide behemoth it is today. Earlier this spring only 60 percent of the funding referendums by Wisconsin Public School districts were approved....