Education
Evers Gives 45% of Taxes To K-12 schools
Plus his budget doubles special education funding. Expect a battle with GOP legislators.
Feb 18th, 2019 by Steven Walters
Special Ed Funding Gap Hits $1 Billion
That’s per year, new report says. Schools required to provide education, but it's grossly underfunded.
Feb 14th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Why Don’t Students Want To Be Teachers?
UW Task Force examines reasons for decline in education majors in Wisconsin.
Feb 10th, 2019 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio
Many College Students Are Hungry, Homeless
MATC faculty starts fund to help students, holding benefit on February 15.
Jan 31st, 2019 by Michael Rosen
Evers Budget Will ‘Put Kids First’
His chief of staff says governor’s budget will prioritize K-12 schools, UW System.
Jan 30th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Evers Backs Off On Killing Vouchers
Governor admits it can’t be done. His own DPI data shows why it shouldn’t be done.
Jan 29th, 2019 by George Mitchell
UWM’s New Home for Entrepreneurs
New facility, funded by Lubar family, is nearly complete.
Jan 25th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
City Gets Mixed Grades on Pre-K Classes
New study of 40 cities finds lots of access to pre-K, but quality is sometimes lacking.
Jan 25th, 2019 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio
A Customer Service Model for MPS
The data shows what schools work and are more popular. Why not sell this?
Jan 24th, 2019 by Bruce Thompson
Schools to Address Urban Segregation?
'The Color of Law' event triggers local efforts to create history courses on how government segregated cities.
Jan 24th, 2019 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Sad Decline of UW-Stevens Point
Its elimination of liberal arts courses made the New York Times, hurts state’s education and democracy,
Jan 19th, 2019 by Gregory Humphrey
Can MPS Be Fixed?
The school board seems opposed to any innovations that might fix struggling schools.
Jan 16th, 2019 by Bruce Thompson
