Education
Pandemic Causes Shortage of Teachers
Across the state school districts face shortages. Many teachers infected or in quarantine.
Oct 28th, 2020 by Terry Falk, Wisconsin Examiner
MPS Faces Exodus of Younger Students
District’s kindergarten and pre-K enrollment down by 1,544 students.
Oct 24th, 2020 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Four Wisconsin Colleges Plan to Eliminate Their Racial Disparities
UW-Milwaukee, Parkside, Carthage and MATC want to eliminate their educational equity gaps by 2030.
Oct 22nd, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Emergency Fund Helps MATC Students
Fast Fund helps students with unexpected school, housing, food and gas expenses.
Oct 21st, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Kettle Moraine Schools Sued for Racial Bullying
Suit charges harassment, cyberbullying at middle, high school in Waukesha County.
Oct 19th, 2020 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
Midwest Colleges Experience 5.7% Enrollment Drop
Marquette University saw 16.5% drop in new freshman enrollment.
Oct 17th, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Public School Enrollment Drops 3%
Drop is likely due to pandemic.
Oct 16th, 2020 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
UW System Students Increasingly Seeking Mental Health Counseling
The number of UW-System students that sought counseling is up 15% over five years.
Oct 9th, 2020 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
State Should Identify Schools With COVID-19 Outbreaks
A handful of other states are doing this, and so should Wisconsin's Department of Health Services.
Oct 8th, 2020 by Jonathan Anderson
Ad Campaign Seeks More City Teachers
Non-profit City Forward Collective cites teacher shortage in Milwaukee, seeks candidates of color.
Oct 7th, 2020 by Ethan Duran
Teachers ‘At The End of Their Rope’, Union Leader Says
Calls for no in-person classes unless communities meet benchmarks set by health experts.
Oct 7th, 2020 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
School Districts Battle Over In-Person Classes
Parents push for this as health officials, teachers say state’s spiking pandemic makes this unsafe.
Oct 6th, 2020 by Terry Falk, Wisconsin Examiner
