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IRG: It’s Time for Supt. Underly to Answer for Test Score Chaos
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2024 IRG: It’s Time for Supt. Underly to Answer for Test Score Chaos 10 tough questions for journalists, legislators to ask DELAFIELD, WI: Today, the Institute for Reforming Government provided guidance for journalists and...
Breaking: Today’s K-12 Test Scores Confirm IRG CIO Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2024 Breaking: Today’s K-12 Test Scores Confirm IRG CIO Report Scores Inflate, Achievement Gaps Grow, As IRG Predicted DELAFIELD, WI: New test scores for Wisconsin K-12 schools, released this morning, are inflated,...
IRG’s CIO Exposes DPI Records on New, Biased Test Score Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2024 IRG’s CIO Exposes DPI Records on New, Biased Test Score Standards New State Test Standards and Report Cards Biased Toward High-Income Schools, Superintendent Underly Calls Literacy Work “Nonsense,” Public Records Reveal...
Are America’s Best Days Still to Come or Have they Come and Gone?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2024 Are America’s Best Days Still to Come or Have they Come and Gone? 53% of likely Wisconsin voters say best days are still to come if we do the right things to get back on track; 32% believe best days are still to come...
IRG Preliminary Analysis: Governor Evers’ Agencies Request $5.88 Billion in New Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2024 IRG Preliminary Analysis: Governor Evers’ Agencies Request $5.88 Billion in New Funding Despite families still struggling to pay bills, state agencies want to spend at least 6.5% more MADISON, WI – Today, the...
IRG FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN PARTIAL VETO CASE
September 18, 2024 IRG FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN PARTIAL VETO CASE The brief provides critical historical context for the Wisconsin Supreme Court Delafield, WI - Yesterday, IRG filed an amicus curiae brief with the Wisconsin Supreme Court in LeMieux v. Evers, a case...