Jan 31, 2023 | Press Release, Wisconsin Voices Blog
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...
Jan 11, 2023 | Press Release, Wisconsin Voices Blog
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...
Oct 26, 2022 | Policy, Press Release, Wisconsin Voices Blog
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...
Oct 3, 2022 | Press Release, Wisconsin Voices Blog
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...
Sep 29, 2022 | Press Release
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...
