WI Magazine: March 2012

What If? Oddsmakers lay out the scenarios for a wild and crazy campaign year.		By Jeff Mayers

Anatomy of a Failed School District: Picturesque Bayfield has it all: dreadful student performance, community infighting, a powerful teachers' union, outlandish spending. What can be done?		By Mike Nichols

Disorder in the Court: A Supreme Court justice speaks frankly of Wisconsin's tarnished judiciary and points critically at Chief Justice Abrahamson.		By Michael Gableman

The Empire Strikes Back: As the Wisconsin protests show, public unions remain a powerful barrier to innovation as they defend their own perks and privileges.		By Charles J. Sykes

New Guy, Same Agenda:WMC's Kurt Bauer keeps the focus on politics, job growth.		By Sunny Schubert

The Closer	Hiding Behind the Kids: Citing family, too many pols duck electoral duty	By Christian Schneider

Culture Con	Walker Had no Choice: To refloat the state budget and save public education, he had to break the power of the unions.	By Richard Esenberg

Guest Opinion	Half Crazy, Half True: Alfie Kohn's startling message on schools may be hurting Wisconsin's poorest students.	By Michael J. Petrilli

Dispatches	MVPs: Rodgers and Walker	By Charles J. Sykes

Editor's Note	The Age of Uncertainty	Charles J. Sykes