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Wisconsin Falters

Author/s: 
Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson
Published Date: 
November 2013
Publication: 
WI Magazine
Details: 
22(3)
Pages: 
26-29

Between 1992 and 2011, the improvement in achievement by Wisconsin students was the fourth worst of the 41 states for which data are available. In that relatively short time, Wisconsin moved from sixth to 14th in the rankings. This signaled a fundamental set of problems ranging from the future earnings of Wisconsin students to the growth and prosperity of the entire state.