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IRG Court Watch: Options for Structural Reforms for our Courts
IRG Court Watch: Options for Structural Reforms for our Courts Voters Open to Reform after Multi-Million Dollar, Partisan Judicial Elections Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government’s (IRG)‘s Court Watch initiative released a report, Structural Reform...
IRG CIO Submits Request to DPI Seeking Teacher Licensing and Misconduct Scandal Public Records
Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government’s (IRG) Center for Investigative Oversight (CIO) submitted a public records request to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), seeking to uncover details surrounding the Department’s handling of...
IRG: New School Choice Enrollment Numbers Show Growth Slowing Statewide
IRG: New School Choice Enrollment Numbers Show Growth Slowing Statewide Baby bust rears its head in school enrollment numbers Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the following statement following the Department of Public...
IRG Report: Federal Bureaucrats Are Quietly Shaping Wisconsin Policy
IRG Report: Federal Bureaucrats Are Quietly Shaping Wisconsin Policy Guidance documents bypass legislature and voters, change state policy Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released a new report on Wednesday detailing how federal...
Test Scores Changes Backfire on Education Establishment
Test Scores Changes Backfire on Education Establishment Test score changes display widening gaps Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the following statement following the release of Forward Exam and ACT test scores on Thursday...
IRG: The Real State of Education
IRG: The Real State of Education Wisconsin Students are Left Behind Despite Record Investment in Schools Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released the following statement outlining the real State of Education in Wisconsin ahead of...







