techlash.fyi

People are talking about tech in Wisconsin schools.

You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI

What we believe

Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.

Conversation intensity, last 90 days, 0 to 100

Colored by whether it leans in or pulls back on balance, shaded by how loud the conversation is.

More pulling backMore leaning inEven

Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.

State report

Wisconsin

About 803k students · 184 districts checked
77
LoudRank 18 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 50 signals in 42 events
Where the volume comes from
Pulling back · 73Leaning in · 30
Public voice 12% · Formal action 88% of the volume
Latest across Wisconsin
Research coverage

We've checked 184 of 412 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not silent. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.

Pick any district on the map to open its report.

Wisconsin districts with signals

last 90 days
DistrictMarkBandSignals
Racine School District49Lively4
Waunakee Community School District46Lively2
Sheboygan Area School District43Lively6
Oconomowoc Area School District31Audible1
Waukesha School District31Audible1
Monroe School District30Audible1
West De Pere School District24Audible1
Cochrane-Fountain City School District22Audible1
Brodhead School District21Audible1
Cashton School District21Audible1
Holy Hill Area School District21Audible1
Riverdale School District20Audible1
St. Croix Falls School District20Audible1
Appleton Area School District17Quiet2
Kenosha School District17Quiet2
Franklin Public School District16Quiet1
Madison Metropolitan School District16Quiet1
Phelps School District15Quiet1
Milwaukee School District10Quiet1
Fall Creek School District0Silent1
Flambeau School District0Silent1
Freedom Area School District0Silent1
Horicon School District0Silent1
Markesan School District0Silent1
Niagara School District0Silent1
Oshkosh Area School District0Silent1
Pardeeville Area School District0Silent1
Rhinelander School District0Silent1
Sevastopol School District0Silent1
Spring Valley School District0Silent1
Stockbridge School District0Silent1
Tomah Area School District0Silent1
Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District0Silent1
Waupaca School District0Silent1

We also checked 150 other districts in Wisconsin and found nothing in the last 90 days.

Totals

Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States leaning in on balance
States pulling back on balance