Americans have a common cause in battle against Common Core State Standards

By   /  May 2, 2013  /  Wisconsin Commentary  /  2 Comments

Karen Schroeder, President of Advocates for Academic Freedom.

By Karen Schroeder | For Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — The government is planning to spend about $16 BILLION to implement programs that are basically the same as those paid for in the 1950s. Many have been given the false impression that Common Core State Standards and the International Baccalaureate programs will reform and improve education. However, these two [...]

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What’s Walker doing on trade mission? Ancient Chinese secret, huh?

By   /  April 17, 2013  /  Wisconsin Commentary  /  11 Comments

SAY CHEESE: Someone connected to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Wednesday tweeted this photo of himself and Gov Scott Walker standing, ostensibly, at the Great Wall of China.

By Kirsten Adshead  |  Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker spent Wednesday at the Great Wall of China.
Apparently.
You wouldn’t know that, of course, from any information coming out of the governor’s office, which has refused to give all but the most general  information about Walker’s trip to China.
And you certainly wouldn’t know it by tracking media coverage [...]

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North Korea’s leader substitutes tantrums for policy

By   /  April 8, 2013  /  Commentary, Wisconsin Commentary  /  1 Comment

North Korea

By Arthur I. Cyr | for Wisconsin Reporter
KENOSHA — “A real and clear danger” is how United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on April 3 described North Korea. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and South Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se have held a joint news conference in Washington, D.C., to emphasize military and [...]

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Help Obama’s economic adviser get out of his rut

By   /  April 7, 2013  /  Commentary, Wisconsin Commentary  /  No Comments

ALSO NOT WORKING? Alan B. Krueger's monthly employment reports are beginning to sound repetitive.

MADISON — I really never bought into all that mumbo jumbo about déjà vu — until Friday morning, when I read the White House’s Employment Situation in March.

The news release began with its usual note of restrained optimism.

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The Food Stamp President? Will record welfare growth be the Obama legacy?

By   /  April 1, 2013  /  Commentary, Wisconsin Commentary  /  5 Comments

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MADISON – Two months-plus into his second term, it would seem President Obama’s thoughts have turned to legacy building.

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