Concentrated in the cities but also expansive throughout, chartering in the Badger State has been a vital link to giving parents all sorts of options, from experiential to classical, from career focused to college prep. Kudos to state lawmakers who In 2023,...

Wisconsin allows for work-based learning and CTE is offered in schools, but students cannot graduate with a CTE diploma. Innovation Schools and Zones can be created and competency-based education requirements implemented, both which are allowable by law.

Governor Tony Evers is still a long-time opponent of parent power and was even criticized by his status quo supporters for a deal he struck that increased payments for the per pupil amounts for private choice and independent charter schools, in exchange for...

Wisconsin was a trailblazer with the first private school choice program in the nation established in 1990 Milwaukee, and post Covid dozens more schools opened and expanded to meet the demands of students in new and exciting ways, like Lumen and Milwaukee...

School report cards are accessible from Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction homepage under the “Family and Students → Student and School Data.” The report cards, available in PDF format, offer easy printing for parents and are designed for effortless...

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

"Wisconsin's constitution contains a Blaine amendment and a Compelled Support Clause, but the Wisconsin Supreme Court interprets both in accordance with federal Establishment Clause jurisprudence. The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected the first-ever uniformity...