Right now, K-12 ed in WI benefits from:
– A $17.9 bil budget this biennium (that’s 17% more than last budget)
– $2.6 bil in federal COVID-19 aid (included in the $17.9 bil)
– A $5.1 bil increase in their budget since 2013 pic.twitter.com/fHnHuQRLg1— MacIver Institute (@MacIverWisc) July 27, 2021
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.