Jay Bullock

A few months ago, back before we were plunged into the darkest timeline, I responded to some proposed changes in Wisconsin state law that would…

Last week, the Milwaukee Public Schools unveiled a multifaceted reform plan that, if implemented, would upend two decades of anti-public school sentiment among Wisconsin legislators….

The big Wisconsin education news of last week was Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers announcement that, based on district report cards for the 2015-16…

Last week, after Dr. Demond Means resigned his position as Commissioner of the Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program (OSPP), I lamented the news and pronounced the…

In 2012, I wrote for SchoolMattersMKE about what I call the “resource gap.” At the time, much hay was being made about a US Census…

Last week, State Rep. Kathy Bernier, a western Wisconsin Republican, stormed out of a “breakfast with legislators” meeting with school officials from the Eau Claire…

Saying a Republican is against unions, especially public sector unions, is kind of like saying the sky is blue or water is wet. It’s…

Defying expectations, I will write nothing this week about mass shootings. Instead, I’ll be writing about something that doesn’t happen every day: bi-partisan Congressional action on an…

Last year, after Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent Gregory Thornton exited stage left for Baltimore, I suggested the district hire Mequon-Thiensville schools chief Demond Means…