Education
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
Private Colleges on Life Support
Pandemic accelerates the demise of increasingly fragile colleges.
May 6th, 2020 by Terry Falk, Wisconsin Examiner
Schools Face Uncertain Financial Future
New report projects shrinking funding. "So many revenue sources are falling.”
May 6th, 2020 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
Pandemic Compounds Student Debt Crisis
64% of Wisconsin’s 2018 graduates had debt, averaging $31,705 per person.
May 5th, 2020 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
87% of School Funding Referendums Passed
Near-record year for approvals. Local funding makes up for state real-dollar declines.
May 4th, 2020 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
UWM, MATC, Other Colleges Creating Incentives For Fall Admission
Deadline extensions and scholarships are being used to attract students in an uncertain time
May 1st, 2020 by Alana Watson, Wisconsin Public Radio
College Graduates Face a Shaky Future
Stressful, awful, sad, graduating into a cratered economy.
Apr 28th, 2020 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
