Education

• UW System Seeks $5 Billion for Capital Projects

  Mar 4th, 2021 by Rich Kremer

  Campuses request 185 construction and improvement projects, budget request is for 28.

• City Aims To Vaccinate Every Educator In Two Weeks

  Mar 3rd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  City health department, Children's Wisconsin and Medical College will partner in effort.

• Evers Says Schools May Need Summer Classes

  Mar 3rd, 2021 by Shawn Johnson

  Or early return. Schools need to 'catch up’ on learning lost during pandemic.

• Evers Pushes Funding to Help Schools Change Mascots

  Mar 2nd, 2021 by Megan Hart

  “If it's not a financial issue,” why won’t schools change race-based mascots? he asks.

• GOP Bills Bar Transgender Athletes

  Mar 2nd, 2021 by Laurel White

  Prevents them from competing with school teams that align with their gender identity.

• Marquette Plans In-Person Classes in Fall

  Mar 2nd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  University is planning a Fall 2021 semester that resembles pre-pandemic campus life.

• Higher Education

  Will MU Become Marquette Tech?

  Mar 1st, 2021 by Terry Falk

  Faculty worry that cuts in liberal arts, push for more technical education, threatens university’s Jesuit identity.

• Tech Colleges Push To Expand General Education

  Feb 28th, 2021 by Rich Kremer

  Seek authority to expand Gen Ed degrees without UW System approval.

• Will There Be Enough Vaccines For Teachers?

  Feb 28th, 2021 by Erik Gunn

  As of Monday they can get vaccinated. But supplies likely to fall short.

• Op Ed

  Extend Tommy As UW System President

  Feb 26th, 2021 by John Torinus

  Amid pandemic and budget crisis, stability and proven leadership needed. Regents should extend his contract

• Senate Debates High School Sports Eligibility

  Feb 24th, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro

  Should virtual and charter school students be able to participate in district school’s extracurriculars?

• The Contrarian

  Jill Underly Flunks School Choice 101

  Feb 22nd, 2021 by George Mitchell

  Candidate for state school superintendent is clueless about state requirements.