Civics: Open Records and the taxpayer funded Wisconsin DPI
Sixty-four days have passed since the Dairyland Sentinel filed an open records request with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and State Superintendent, Dr Jill Underly. Underly and the Department have yet to hand over the records, despite the legal requirement to do so.
The request, submitted Jan. 21, seeks details on controversial changes to the state’s Forward Exam’s performance benchmarks and grading terms—changes critics say lower state education standards and obscure student performance data.
The Dairyland Sentinel, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit outlet that publishes a website and newsletter on Wisconsin history and current events, filed an official open records request for communications, documents, analyses, and meeting records tied to the revisions, which took effect at Underly’s direction.
As of March 26, the DPI has provided only a list of nearly 100 experts backing Underly’s decisions, a response that falls short of addressing the specific records sought.
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