by Will Flanders | Jan 7, 2021 | Features
I’m old enough to remember when the internet was described as the “information superhighway”—a revolution that would put all the whole world at our fingertips. In many ways, the internet has lived up to that promise. I can learn within 10 seconds...
by Will Flanders | Jan 7, 2021 | Features
On Dec. 30, amidst the holiday hubbub, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released the results of a statewide survey of school districts regarding their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, mandated by the legislature last April, is a window...
by Will Flanders | Dec 2, 2020 | Features
Flying under the radar amidst the continuing pandemic is the news that the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) finally released school-level spending data for Wisconsin’s public schools. Required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), DPI...
by Will Flanders | Oct 28, 2020 | Features
The results for the 2019 administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have just been released. The NAEP is given to samples of students around the country on a biannual basis, and provides the best method of comparing performance among...
by Will Flanders | Sep 21, 2020 | Features
Last week, a Jefferson County Circuit Judge ruled that the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) violated the law when it came to releasing data on the state’s private school choice programs. Along with Jim Bender of School Choice Wisconsin and Matt Kittle...
