Reports

REPORT: Nearly Half of Wisconsin's Lowest-Performing Schools Are in Milwaukee

Twenty-two of Wisconsin's 50 lowest-performing schools are concentrated on Milwaukee's North Side, according to a comprehensive new analysis released today by City Forward Collective (CFC). The report, Milwaukee's North Side Education Crisis: A Generation of Failure Demands Action, reveals that only 18% of North Side students — among the nearly 55,000…

REPORT: Wisconsin Must Restore High Standards and Honest School Ratings

Wisconsin's School & District Report Cards are giving families a misleading picture of how students and schools are performing, according to City Forward Collective's (CFC) policy brief, High Standards, Accountability, & Performance Transparency. The brief finds that statewide, just over half of students met the state's lowered standards, yet 93%…

REPORT: Wisconsin's Special Education Funding System Needs Reform

Wisconsin is one of only nine states still funding special education through reimbursement, and its reimbursement rate ranks lowest among them, according to City Forward Collective's (CFC) policy brief, The Critical Need for Special Education Reform: A Student-Centered, Fact-Grounded Path Forward. CFC explains how the current system forces schools across…

REPORT: Every Milwaukee Student Deserves Fair and Equal Funding

Despite historic gains in the last state budget, Milwaukee's public charter and private school students continue to receive thousands of dollars less per student than their MPS peers, according to City Forward Collective's (CFC) funding brief, Fair & Equal Per-Pupil Funding. The brief finds that unequal funding will cost Milwaukee's…