Education
New Approach to Funding Schools Needed
Blue Ribbon Commission studying the many problems with current approach.
Dec 18th, 2017 by State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout
Tax Plan Will Increase Black Student Debt
Blacks now have twice the college debt of whites; GOP tax plan would widen the gap.
Dec 13th, 2017 by Tamarine Cornelius
Grad Students Oppose GOP Tax Plan
Rally unites UWM and Marquette students, who say plan makes grad school unaffordable.
Dec 11th, 2017 by Brad Poling
School Districts Fail at Open Records
MPS the slowest at responding and Madison district charges by far the most.
Nov 30th, 2017 by Tom Kamenick and Libby Sobic
The Fall and Rise of WEAC
Once mighty state teachers union has lost its clout, yet many members stick with it.
Nov 28th, 2017 by Bruce Murphy
Two Schools To Become Apartments
Empty MPS buildings will find new life as housing, including a 60-unit complex.
Nov 22nd, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Grants Help College Students With Emergencies
Great Lakes Higher Education’s small grants program helps students at UWM, Mount Mary, Alverno.
Nov 17th, 2017 by Elizabeth Baker, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
How CROWE Can Help State Economy
The launching of UW-Madison Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy is much needed.
Nov 1st, 2017 by John Torinus
MSOE Unveils $34 Million Building
Four-story academic building to be funded by largest alumni gift in school history.
Oct 23rd, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Does UW System Have Too Many Colleges?
Cross addresses what’s long been whispered: 26 UW institutions is too many.
Oct 23rd, 2017 by Steven Walters
Regents Changing How UW Leaders Hired
“Business-like” approach reduces faculty peer review, threatens academic excellence.
Oct 23rd, 2017 by William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke
Rural Counties Face Decline in Children
20% to 28% decline in kids projected for some northern and central counties.
Oct 20th, 2017 by Tamarine Cornelius
