by Rusty Schultz | Aug 12, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From the La Crosse Tribune: “The School District of La Crosse will hold one of the largest referendums in state history this fall, asking voters to approve funding to consolidate its two high schools [and put both in a new building]. …The district’s three middle...
by Rusty Schultz | Jul 29, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
From the Press-Gazette: “Xometry, based in Derwood, Maryland, will provide the 50 scholarships to NWTC students this year and next year under a national program focused on five regions of the country. Students must be accepted into one of 27 qualifying programs...
by Rusty Schultz | Jul 22, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
IRG’s take: The housing market in Wisconsin has begun to slow down from 2021’s record setting year. However, sales through the first half of 2022 recorded their ‘second best stretch ever’, leading realtors to argue that we have yet to see the...
by Rusty Schultz | Jul 22, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
Transparency in education drives cooperation and student achievement. Have they spent 10 figures wisely on needs or foolishly on desires? Take this and use it in your city! – Quinton Klabon, IRG Senior Research Director See all of the districts here....
by Rusty Schultz | Jul 22, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
What happened? Last August, IRG called on the state legislature to abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) to guard against bureaucratic, unaccountable electoral oversight. IRG’s policy solution recommended utilizing the Secretary of State’s office to oversee...
by Rusty Schultz | Jul 15, 2022 | Wisconsin Voices Blog
The most efficient way to improve our state’s schools is to train teachers well and to incentivize them to stay in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, so many who graduate fail the final certification test or leave the state. That wastes colleges’ resources and gives...
