Education
Evers Appoints Three New UW Regents
Effective immediately, will help shift direction of UW System policies.
Jun 2nd, 2020 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
Summer Schools Will Be Mostly Online
Amid pandemic, school districts in Milwaukee, other cities, will stick to virtual learning.
Jun 2nd, 2020 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
Average UW System Graduate Earns $50,000
That’s one year after graduation, UW analysis finds. And 87% living in state 5 years after graduating.
Jun 1st, 2020 by Rich Kremer
UW-System Lays Off 40 Administrators
Because of COVID-19, the UW-System laid off 40 from UW-Shared Services Office.
May 29th, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
The Demise of Standardized Tests
Pandemic is speeding the decline of longtime measures of student achievement.
May 27th, 2020 by Terry Falk, Wisconsin Examiner
UW System Reached Out on Proposed Changes
Three virtual meetings included about 350 faculty and staff stakeholder participants.
May 27th, 2020 by Andrew S. Petersen
UW Faculty Blast President’s ‘Power Grab’
COVID-19 plan by UW System leader Ray Cross will centralize power, they charge.
May 26th, 2020 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
Evers Promises Three New UW Regents
“Extremely unusual” for board members with expired terms to stay on and continue voting.
May 25th, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
City Launches Business Restart Grants
Businesses with $2 million or less in revenue can apply for $20 million grant program.
May 15th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
UW Plans Testing All Students, Faculty
System President Ray Cross says goal is for in-person classes at all campuses this fall.
May 9th, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Rural Educator Running for State Superintendent
Jill Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica School District, wants to address educational inequities caused by poverty.
May 8th, 2020 by Ruth Conniff, Wisconsin Examiner
UW System Expects $212 million in Losses
The pandemic has brought a fiscal crisis to the university system.
May 8th, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
