State lawmakers question DPI officials over transparency concerns

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction argues it didn’t violate law with waterpark meeting

Andrew Hoyer-Booth, DPI legislative liaison, told lawmakers at the start of the hearing that it’s a “distraction” from DPI’s work.

Republican lawmakers say Wisconsin DPI violated open meetings law

New testing standards were rolled out for Wisconsin students in 2024. Shortly after, educators from private, public and charter schools across the state met in the Wisconsin Dells for a pricey four-day junket to review test questions with a vendor hired to work on the tests. Republicans and conservative groups in the state were critical of the new testing benchmarks, with lawmakers saying they wanted to make sure the requirements were not “dumbe…

Republican lawmakers say Wisconsin DPI violated open meetings law with Dells trip

The Department of Public Instruction is being questioned by legislative Republicans about whether a $368,885 meeting in 2024 violated open meetings law.

Institute for Reforming Government: Oversight hearing success: IRG testifies as GOAT Committee starts shining a light on DPI

Superintendent Underly skips hearing, sends staff who were not part of the water park conference in question MADISON, Wis – On March 16th, the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) called on the legislature to convene an oversight hearing to investigate...

DPI adamant waterpark conference wasn't public meeting, others disagree

(The Center Square) – Jill Underly, Wisconsin’s State Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, did not attend a Wednesday morning committee meeting she was invited to about her department’s

State lawmakers question DPI officials over transparency concerns

The hearing stemmed from a 2024 workshop on standardized testing held by DPI and a private vendor.