MADISON, Wis. — Kids Win Wisconsin Founder and CEO Brittany Kinser released the following statement following today’s State of Education Address: “I walked into today’s State of Education Address hopeful. I walked out deeply disappointed. I expected to hear about the state of education in Wisconsin. What are our student academic outcomes? What are our […]
Kids Win Wisconsin Releases State and Local Policy Priorities to Improve Student Reading OutcomesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kids Win Wisconsin Releases State and Local Policy Priorities to Improve Student Reading Outcomes WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Kids Win Wisconsin today released two new policy resources designed to improve reading outcomes across Wisconsin and help ensure 95% of Wisconsin students become proficient readers. Only 1 in 3 Wisconsin fourth graders reads proficiently, […]
Kids Win Wisconsin Releases 2026 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate Side-by-Side and Walk & Talk Interview SeriesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kids Win Wisconsin Releases 2026 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate Side-by-Side and Walk & Talk Interview Series WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Kids Win Wisconsin, founded by Brittany Kinser, is a nonpartisan organization committed to ending Wisconsin’s reading crisis and building a future where 95% of Wisconsin’s children read proficiently, today announced the release of its […]
This Isn’t the Answer Milwaukee’s Kids and Families Deserve
Milwaukee Public Schools recently announced the elimination of more than 200 positions, including assistant principals, while pointing to smaller class sizes as a way to address student behavior. That may sound like a solution. It is not. Smaller class sizes do not automatically improve outcomes. Quality instruction does. Clear goals do. Ongoing instructional coaching for […]
For Immediate Release: Brittany Kinser Appointed to Wisconsin’s Early Literacy Curriculum Council
Kids Win Wisconsin Founder and CEO to Help Guide State’s Literacy Reform Efforts Milwaukee, WI — Brittany Kinser, Founder and CEO of Kids Win Wisconsin, has been appointed by Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to serve on Wisconsin’s Early Literacy Curriculum Council established under Act 20 in 2023. The Early Literacy Curriculum Council was created […]
Founder & CEO Statement: Wisconsin’s Children Were Betrayed. DPI Must Act Now. Our kids deserve protection and answers.
Our Founder & CEO released the following statement in response to the Capital Times investigation which revealed over 200 cases of sexual misconduct and grooming of children were shielded from the public.
For Immediate Release: New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Restoring High Academic Standards in Wisconsin Schools
MADISON, WI — A new statewide poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies reveals that 82% of Wisconsin voters agree the state should restore higher academic standards and provide honest school report cards, following recent decisions by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) that have made it harder for families to know how students are really performing.
For Immediate Release: Kids Win Wisconsin Launches Statewide Literacy Data Tool to Shine a Light on Student Outcomes
Madison, WI — Newly released statewide results show only 5 in 10 Wisconsin students are meeting or exceeding Wisconsin’s lowered ELA Standards. In response, education leader Brittany Kinser and her new advocacy movement, Kids Win Wisconsin, are issuing an urgent call for change.