by Milwaukee Mainstay | May 10, 2025 | State News
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty’s (WILL) latest Apples to Apples report reveals a growing academic divide between choice and public schools, with school choice programs continuing to outperform public education across the state. The 2025 report, using...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | May 6, 2025 | State News
Josh Schoemann has spent the past decade at the helm of one of Wisconsin’s most reliably conservative counties—and now he’s aiming statewide. First elected as Washington County Executive in 2020 and re-elected in 2024, Schoemann built his reputation as a steady fiscal...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | May 6, 2025 | State News
The battle over taxes is once again center stage in Madison, as Democratic Governor Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders clash over how and when to deliver tax relief to Wisconsinites. Evers reaffirmed this week that any tax cut agreement must be included in...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | May 6, 2025 | National News
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is grappling with a facilities crisis decade in the making. With school buildings maintenance has been long ignored, the district now reports more than $265 million in deferred maintenance—costs largely borne by taxpayers. According to...
by Milwaukee Mainstay | May 6, 2025 | Local News
In a controversial move made behind closed doors, the Wauwatosa School Board has voted to terminate the charter of WSTEM — the Wauwatosa STEM School — one of the highest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school, which is housed within Wilson Elementary,...
