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What is the report?
What is the report?
A rigorously documented, independent, community-led report detailing how Wauwatosa’s school governance has broken down over the past several years—academically, financially, and administratively.
Read the Media Packet, summarizing the Expanded Core Report
Read the full report: Second Worst: How Wauwatosa Became One of the Worst School District Collapses in American History
Read the Report Supplement (methodology, scoring framework, and literature review)
Why now?
Why now?
The report follows the district’s own investigation confirming serious leadership failures—further validating the need for immediate corrective action.
Why it matters?
Why it matters?
This collapse impacts student learning, teacher morale, neighborhood stability, and long-term tax burdens—issues that affect everyone in the community.
What are we asking?
What are we asking?
Pause the proposed $350 million capital project
Commission an independent forensic audit
Establish permanent, community-based oversight mechanisms
What's this about?
What's this about?
Restoring trust, transparency, and responsible stewardship of public education in Wauwatosa.
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