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The Wisconsin Idea is a public philosophy that has influenced policy and ideals in the U.S. state of Wisconsin's education system and politics. In education, emphasis is often placed on how the Idea articulates education's role for Wisconsin's government and inhabitants.
The history of Wisconsin includes the story of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
In 1904, as president of the university, he declared that "I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the university reaches every family of the state," later articulated as the "Wisconsin Idea". [3] [4] He was instrumental in the formation of the University of Wisconsin-Extension division. During his tenure, UW's medical ...
With over 118,000 going into military service, Wisconsin was the first state to report for the national drafts conducted by the U.S. military. [70] The progressive Wisconsin Idea also promoted the statewide expansion of the University of Wisconsin through the UW-Extension system at this time. [71]
In 1912, McCarthy published The Wisconsin Idea, a summary of the goals and ideals of the Progressive movement. In it, he decried the "corrupting influences of the concentrated wealth" [ 7 ] and called for political and economic reforms that would facilitate "the betterment, the efficiency and the welfare of each individual."
former Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, claimed his own 2010 win was an “exception” and that the state isn’t red or even purple, as many claim. “Wisconsin has historically been,” former ...
"Why Wisconsin? The Badger State in the Progressive Era". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 87 (3): 14– 25. JSTOR 4637084. Hale, William Bayard (June 1911). "La Follette, Pioneer Progressive: The Story of "Fighting Bob", the New Master of the Senate and Candidate for the Presidency". The World's Work: A History of Our Time. XXII: 14591– 14600
Marijuana alternatives like delta-8 flooded Wisconsin after Congress passed a bill to help farmers. Those who paved the way said they had no idea.