Education
How Character Education Changes Lives
Three Wisconsin schools are models of such excellence.
May 19th, 2016 by Richard R. Pieper, Sr.
Action Needed on Student Loan Debt
Democratic plan lets college grads refinance debt and lower debt, as with mortgages.
May 18th, 2016 by Jennifer Shilling, Dave Hansen and Julie Lassa
You Are Losing Your University
No confidence vote warns public: the UWM you knew will be lost.
May 17th, 2016 by William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke
Why I’m Leaving Wisconsin
UW-Madison English Department Chair among six department professors leaving for better pay.
May 16th, 2016 by Caroline Levine
The Decline in Equal Education Opportunity
Percent of state education dollars to poorer school districts has steadily declined since 2006.
May 13th, 2016 by Tamarine Cornelius
Pulaski & Carmen Partnership Has Growing Pains
Questions persist on whether Pulaski teachers and students have much input.
May 12th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
State Should Protect Student Journalists
Eight states have passed laws limiting censorship of student publications. Why not Wisconsin?
May 6th, 2016 by Matthew Smith
Best Funded Schools Have Best Achievement
Students in state’s wealthiest school districts are 4 grade levels above poorest districts.
May 3rd, 2016 by Tamarine Cornelius
Two MPS Schools in State’s Top 10
U.S. News ranks Reagan and King above most suburban high schools.
Apr 28th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Referenda Help Schools Hit by State Cuts
77% of 85 ballot measures asking for more local tax dollars have passed in 2016.
Apr 27th, 2016 by State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout
New Study Shows Teacher Shortage
The problem exists statewide, but is the worst in metro Milwaukee.
Apr 26th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Tavis Smiley Comes to Milwaukee
PBS Host comes to tout MATC Promise program on his One Great Idea tour.
Apr 24th, 2016 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
