Education

• State Rules for School Voucher Applications Changed

  Jul 3rd, 2020 by Madeline Fox

  A lawsuit has just made it easier for families to prove they're eligible for school choice vouchers.

• Tommy Thompson Starts UW President Term

  Jul 2nd, 2020 by Rich Kremer

  His first action is gathering input from UW System faculty, staff, students and members of the public.

• K-12 Teachers Don’t Reflect Students’ Diversity

  Jun 30th, 2020 by Madeline Fox

  Study finds state's teachers of color up by 22.5% in last decade while students of color rose 28%.

• The State of Politics

  UW Tests Tommy’s Legacy As a ‘Builder”

  Jun 29th, 2020 by Steven Walters

  Former governor has huge legacy of bipartisan success, but leading UW won’t be easy.

• Op Ed

  Amend Rules to Choose Next UW President

  Jun 28th, 2020 by William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke

  UW Regents should revert to earlier, more collegial guidelines for search process that Republicans scrapped.

• Wisconsin Schools’ Racial Inequality Worst in U.S.

  Jun 27th, 2020 by Henry Redman

  A report from a financial services website finds the highest graduation gap in Wisconsin.

• AG Sues Department of Education Over For-Profit College Rules

  Jun 27th, 2020 by Henry Redman

  Secretary DeVos department repealed rules aimed at protecting students from fraud.

• Op Ed

  Tommy Could Have Big Impact on UW

  Jun 24th, 2020 by John Torinus

  Will likely serve two years as UW System President. And could re-shape entire system.

• MPS Didn’t End Every Police Program

  Jun 23rd, 2020 by Sam Woods

  Three things to know about decision by Milwaukee School Board.

• State Trails Midwest in Spending on Universities

  Jun 23rd, 2020 by Rich Kremer

  Report: Wisconsin’s public university funding below five neighboring states, down 42% since 2006.

• Tommy Thompson Named Interim UW System President

  Jun 19th, 2020 by Rich Kremer

  Former governor comes in after a controversial search process that lost its top candidate.

• Milwaukee Public Schools Terminates Police Contract

  Jun 19th, 2020 by Madeline Fox

  Unanimous vote of the school board ends funding for school resource officers.