Newsletter
1/3/24
News & Updates | 4th Quarter 2023
President’s Message It’s not often that the Forum issues an urgent call for action as a result of our research, but we came close to doing so in Under Pressure, our August 2023 examination of the Milwaukee County justice system’s recovery from COVID-19. We warned in that report that several...
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1/3/24
4th Quarter 2023 President’s Message
It’s not often that the Forum issues an urgent call for action as a result of our research, but we came close to doing so in Under Pressure, our August 2023 examination of the Milwaukee County justice system’s recovery from COVID-19. We warned in that report that several key pillars...
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12/8/23
Forum Friday: The Future of the UW System
The Future of the UW System Virtual event | December 8, 2023 On Friday, December 8, our popular virtual event series, Forum Friday, focused on the challenges facing the UW System and impacts on the state’s workforce needs. We began the program an overview of our research on Wisconsin’s public...
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10/9/23
2023 Salute to Local Government Award Winners
The 31st Annual Salute celebrated the benefits that public sector ingenuity and excellence bring to taxpayers and communities throughout Wisconsin. Award categories recognized local governments and school districts for innovative problem-solving, advancing racial equity, and public-private cooperation, as well as individuals in the public sector for excellence, leaders of the future, and lifetime achievement. ...
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9/29/23
3rd Quarter 2023 President’s Message
I wrote my first report on a local government budget for the Forum in October 2008. At the time, there was a great deal of acrimony between then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and the Board of Supervisors, which plunged discussion of even the most mundane fiscal issues into politics and...
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9/29/23
News & Updates | 3rd Quarter 2023
President’s message I wrote my first report on a local government budget for the Forum in October 2008. At the time, there was a great deal of acrimony between then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and the Board of Supervisors, which plunged discussion of even the most mundane fiscal issues into...
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9/29/23
Forum Friday: Tackling Teacher Workforce Challenges in Wisconsin
Tackling Teacher Workforce Challenges in Wisconsin Virtual event | September 29, 2023 On Friday, September 29, our popular virtual event series, Forum Friday, focused on teacher workforce challenges in Wisconsin. We began the program by presenting our new research on teacher turnover. Then interviewed Wisconsin’s top K-12 administrator, State Superintendent...
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8/15/23
Teacher Turnover in Wisconsin: Interactive Data
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8/10/23
Occupational Changes in Wisconsin
The charts below show which major occupational groups added and lost the most jobs between May 2019 and May 2022 in Wisconsin and its three largest metropolitan areas (Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay). Choose a geographic area to see overall changes or select an occupational group (click the bar) to...
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