Education

Average UW System Graduate Earns $50,000

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.

UW-System Lays Off 40 Administrators

UW-System Lays Off 40 Administrators

Because of COVID-19, the UW-System laid off 40 from UW-Shared Services Office.

The Demise of Standardized Tests

The Demise of Standardized Tests

Pandemic is speeding the decline of longtime measures of student achievement.

Op Ed: UW System Reached Out on Proposed Changes
Op Ed

UW System Reached Out on Proposed Changes

Three virtual meetings included about 350 faculty and staff stakeholder participants.

UW Faculty Blast President’s ‘Power Grab’

UW Faculty Blast President’s ‘Power Grab’

COVID-19 plan by UW System leader Ray Cross will centralize power, they charge.

Evers Promises Three New UW Regents

Evers Promises Three New UW Regents

“Extremely unusual” for board members with expired terms to stay on and continue voting.

City Launches Business Restart Grants

City Launches Business Restart Grants

Businesses with $2 million or less in revenue can apply for $20 million grant program.

UW Plans Testing All Students, Faculty

UW Plans Testing All Students, Faculty

System President Ray Cross says goal is for in-person classes at all campuses this fall.

Rural Educator Running for State Superintendent

Rural Educator Running for State Superintendent

Jill Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica School District, wants to address educational inequities caused by poverty.

UW System Expects $212 million in Losses

UW System Expects $212 million in Losses

The pandemic has brought a fiscal crisis to the university system.

Private Colleges on Life Support

Private Colleges on Life Support

Pandemic accelerates the demise of increasingly fragile colleges.

Schools Face Uncertain Financial Future

Schools Face Uncertain Financial Future

New report projects shrinking funding. "So many revenue sources are falling.”