Author: Benjamin Yount | The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) – One of the Senate Republicans who says he refuses to vote for the latest budget deal is out with a list of demands of his own. Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, released a list of his “benchmarks” that he says must be included in any state budget that will get his vote. “No…

(The Center Square) – There continues to be a lot of discussion around Milwaukee Public Schools’ lead paint cleanup, even though little of it is about the actual cleanup. The city’s school district has not said when it expects to have seven schools with dangerously high lead levels cleaned, or when it expects to test…

(The Center Square) – A Republican lawmaker in Wisconsin want to avoid another fight to get off the ballot. State Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, who oversees the Assembly’s elections committee said on UpFront over the weekend that he wants to change the state law that keeps people on the ballot, almost no matter what. “We can’t…

(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker wants a full accounting of how the University of Wisconsin System has thousands of more administrators now than it did 30 years ago, despite having fewer teachers. State Rep. David Steffen told The Center Square on Wednesday the UW system has hired 6,000 administrators over the past 30 years.…

(The Center Square) – A lot of students in Wisconsin are about to get far better grades on the state’s standardized tests, but advocates say it’s not because they are suddenly better at reading or math. Wisconsin’s State Superintendent of Schools is defending the decision to change the standards for Wisconsin’s Fordward Exam and the ACT.…

(The Center Square) – Declining high school graduates in the state, flat or decreasing enrollment, and reliance on student tuition dollars are chief concerns for a study committee on the University of Wisconsin System. With plans to meet through the year and into next, the 18-member panel is considering reform and the challenges the state’s…