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Governor:Scott Walker
State Superintendent:Tony Evers
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:872,286
Number of school districts:444
Number of public schools:2,238
Number of public school teachers:57,625
Unadjusted education spending per student:$11,453
Percent minority students:25.6%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:39.3%
Percent of students with disabilities:14.3%
Percent of English-language learners:5.0%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:46.8%
8th grade math:41.0%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:33.6%
8th grade reading:34.9%

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August 29, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
Wisconsin is on the front lines in the ongoing national battle over the collective bargaining rights of teachers and other public employees.
August 8, 2011 - Education Week
California and Wisconsin have each rallied a group of states to compete for $10.7 million to develop ELL tests tied to common standards.
June 14, 2011 - Education Week
Teachers' unions and political advocates hope legal and ballot challenges will overturn newly enacted restrictions on collective bargaining by public employees.
April 7, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
Lawsuits, e-mail “blasts,” phone banks, and rallies are among the tools unions are using to mobilize teachers and public support.
March 28, 2011 - Education Week
Protesters packed into the Wisconsin Capitol on March 9 after the state Senate voted to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers.
March 10, 2011 - Education Week
District managers and labor leaders worry that upending collective-bargaining practices will make cooperation difficult.
March 4, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
Some local school leaders question whether curbing collective bargaining for public workers will compensate for budget cuts.
February 25, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
The state Supreme Court ruling makes Wisconsin the latest state to exempt teachers' private e-mails from public-records laws.
August 13, 2010 - Education Week
Team names that promote negative racial stereotypes could be challenged under the law, favored by American Indian advocates.
June 3, 2010 - Education Week

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