Education
School Districts End Mask Requirement
Rural and suburban school districts across state relent, often pressured by parents.
Apr 28th, 2021 by Rob Mentzer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Evers Can Remake UW Regents Board
After 3 new appointments up in May, he will have picked majority of board.
Apr 27th, 2021 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
UW System Has Aging, Rundown Buildings
UW-Madison’s Van Hise Hall crumbling. Evers, Thompson push for capital budget funding.
Apr 26th, 2021 by Bill Kaplan
The Fight Over Standardized Testing
MPS, urban school systems push federal government for testing waivers, citing lost instruction time during pandemic.
Apr 26th, 2021 by Terry Falk
UW Chancellors Push for More Funding
Blank and Mone contest legislators claim that UW system can rely on federal stimulus money.
Apr 24th, 2021 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
Bill Requires MPS Reimburse Private School Transportation Costs
When MPS went virtual, it stopped providing transportation for private school students.
Apr 22nd, 2021 by Ruth Conniff, Wisconsin Examiner
The Paradox of Voucher Schools
They work better than MPS schools for minority students. Yet most Democrats oppose them.
Apr 21st, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
New State COVID-19 Testing For Schools
Federally funded testing program for students and staff aims to ‘decrease disruptions in classrooms.'
Apr 21st, 2021 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
MPS Is Just As Bad as Police Department
Both are racist systems and both need wholesale reform.
Apr 18th, 2021 by Jordan Morales
Conservative Group Sues Over Minority Scholarship Program
Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty argues the grant is racially exclusionary to white students and some Asian students.
Apr 16th, 2021 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Historic Home Will Be Moved Three Blocks
To make way for new Marquette sorority building, 1885 home at 16th and Kilbourn moving to lot on 19th St.
Apr 15th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
How Milwaukee’s School Board Has Changed
More women, more with professional educational experience, and no voucher supporters.
Apr 14th, 2021 by Terry Falk
