Education
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Vote Tuesday for Milwaukee School Board
Feb 18th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
February 19th primary has one race: MPS board seat for south side & downtown district.
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State Trails Nation on School Breakfasts
Feb 18th, 2019 by Shamane Mills
17% of schools don’t offer breakfasts, putting Wisconsin near bottom nationally.
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The State of Politics
Evers Gives 45% of Taxes To K-12 schools
Feb 18th, 2019 by Steven Walters
Plus his budget doubles special education funding. Expect a battle with GOP legislators.
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Special Ed Funding Gap Hits $1 Billion
Feb 14th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson
That’s per year, new report says. Schools required to provide education, but it's grossly underfunded.
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Why Don’t Students Want To Be Teachers?
Feb 10th, 2019 by Shamane Mills
UW Task Force examines reasons for decline in education majors in Wisconsin.
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Op Ed
Many College Students Are Hungry, Homeless
Jan 31st, 2019 by Michael Rosen
MATC faculty starts fund to help students, holding benefit on February 15.
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Evers Budget Will ‘Put Kids First’
Jan 30th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson
His chief of staff says governor’s budget will prioritize K-12 schools, UW System.
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The Contrarian
Evers Backs Off On Killing Vouchers
Jan 29th, 2019 by George Mitchell
Governor admits it can’t be done. His own DPI data shows why it shouldn’t be done.
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Friday Photos
UWM’s New Home for Entrepreneurs
Jan 25th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
New facility, funded by Lubar family, is nearly complete.
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City Gets Mixed Grades on Pre-K Classes
Jan 25th, 2019 by Shamane Mills
New study of 40 cities finds lots of access to pre-K, but quality is sometimes lacking.
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Data Wonk
A Customer Service Model for MPS
Jan 24th, 2019 by Bruce Thompson
The data shows what schools work and are more popular. Why not sell this?
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Schools to Address Urban Segregation?
Jan 24th, 2019 by Andrea Waxman
'The Color of Law' event triggers local efforts to create history courses on how government segregated cities.
