OUR POLICY SOLUTIONS ON K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION
IRG’s K-12 COVID Relief Audit Forces Public DPI Response
IRG Responds to State Supt. Jill Underly on Continued Opacity: “The Only Thing that Matters Is Kids”
Delafield, WI - The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) today issued a letter to State Superintendent Jill Underly expressing disappointment over the Department of Public ...
IRG Releases Transparency Tool for $1.49B in Federal K-12 COVID Relief
Calls on legislature to conduct oversight of spending plans
Delafield, WI. – Today, the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released an interactive database for taxpayers to see how Wisconsin school districts are allocating the unprecedented $1.49 billion of ...
MADISON, WI. - Today, the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) announced a new School Finder Tool designed to help parents find a school that fits the needs of their children.
By entering your address, the free School Finder Tool - powered by Schoolahoop and designed by Lincoln Network’s Studio Department - gives parents quick access ...
Click here to find a print-ready version of the "Get Right on Reading" policy solution.
Wisconsin ranked 40th among states in reading when adjusted for race and income. Our state cannot be prosperous without fantastic schools statewide, and our schools cannot reach their potential without expertly teaching reading. By adapting other states’ ...
Last Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released test score data from 2021-2022, the best indicators we have of student learning loss from COVID and school closures. Here are some initial takeaways from Quinton Klabon, IRG’s Senior Research Director:
1. Statewide reading went down from 41% to 37% college-ready. In other ...
The numbers are in: our students are not rebounding from the Evers administration's school shutdowns.
14,000 fewer Wisconsin children can read well enough for college, a 4% drop. 103,000 kids across the state can't even read at grade level. 9 Milwaukee Public Schools don't have a single student proficient in math, and their best schools have ...