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6 Contested Circuit Court Races on April 7 Ballot

19 of 25 circuit court races in Wisconsin are uncontested. Which counties have races?

Evers Vetoes GOP Bill Ending Tax on Overtime and Tips

Also vetos bill requiring counties to cooperate with ICE, and killing 400-year veto.

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Several Bills

Evers Vetoes Bill to Join Federal Tax Credits for Voucher Scholarships

'Runs roughshod over public education,' governor says. MMAC disagrees.

Governor Rejects Basic Protections for Property Taxpayers

Evers Vetoes GOP Bill With Limits on School Referendum Requests

One of three Republican education-related bills the governor vetoed.

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Dozens Of Bills

MPS Supporting Employees Receiving Excess Letters as Part of Non-Classroom Reductions

Board-Approved Reductions Provide $30 Million in Savings to Help Protect Classrooms and Close $46 Million Budget Gap

Crowley Hires New Budget Director

He taps Nick Sinram, MPS budget director, to manage county's $1.4 billion budget.

Vision 2030 Update: 2 Former State Office Buildings, Occupying Block 107, Available for Sale in Madison

Bids for GEF 2 and GEF 3 on Block 107 Due June 5, 2026

70 School Districts Have Referendums on April Ballots

Three districts in Wisconsin talk about why they need financial help.

Opees Celebrate Open Government Champions

Winners include public officials, nonprofits and journalists.

68 of 72 Wisconsin Counties Face Decline in Public School Students

Decades-long trend has districts across state considering closing, merging schools.

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Nine Bills

Evers Signs Bills Targeting Grooming, Tightening School Communication Rules

New laws create a felony grooming offense and require all schools to set clear contact policies by September.

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Six Bipartisan Bills

Milwaukee Public Schools Reaches Highest Graduation Rate In 16 Years

MPS hits 72% on-time graduation as state numbers climb and absenteeism trends downward statewide.

New Report Finds North Side Schools Failing Black Students

Students underperforming their peers in every state, City Forward Collective finds.

Representative Shelia Stubbs, Ms. Debra Hawkes, Mother of 15-Year-Old Autistic Student, and Community Partners Hold Press Conference Regarding Treatment of Autistic Student

Farm to School Advisory Council Nominations Due May 15

Who Will Run the Next Election in Small-Town Wisconsin?

Aging clerks are hard to replace; and the state’s election system depends on them.

Wisconsin Assembly Is Done Legislating for 2026

Here's what lawmakers got done -- and left unfinished.

Senate Republicans Push Trans Bills Despite Likely Vetoes

Measures would ban transition surgeries for minors, restrict transgender athletes and reshape who controls state agency rules.

Milwaukee Schools Have Low Level of Dual Enrollment Participation

College level courses less likely at schools with high rates of poverty.

DWD Offers $1 Million in Teacher Training and Recruitment Grants

Legislators Withhold Funding to DPI Over Resort Spending

DPI denies it was travel junket, says funding cutoff may force job layoffs.

Tom Tiffany Demands Full Audit of Wisconsins Department of Public Instruction After Nearly $400k Water Park Junket

Virginia Hart Special Recognition and Outstanding Leadership Winners Announced

Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski Announces Historic $73.5 Million Common School Fund Distribution for Wisconsin Public Schools

Sen. Keyeski Introduces Bills to Attract, Hire, and Retain Teachers

Check Out Wisconsin State Parks at Your Library Program Returns for 2026

DWD and DFI Celebrate Career and Technical Education Month in Wisconsin

Public Ed Needs Broad Investment, Not Special Treatment for a Single Charter School

Wisconsin School Boards Issue Unified Call for State to Honor Special Education Funding Commitments

GOP Plan Would Expand Online Mental Health Help for Wisconsin Teens

Pilot program would give at least 50,000 high school students access to virtual counseling and peer support.

Bill Requiring Basic Fiscal Accountability Before School Tax Increases Is Headed to Governors Desk

Aug Prep Makes Substantial Progress Toward $25 Million Fundraising Goal for New North Campus

School has raised more than $22 million to date as construction remains on track for second campus to open for 2026-27 school year.

DPI Returns Final $8 Million Withheld From MPS

The funding was held back after MPS missed key financial reporting deadlines, triggering state scrutiny and a corrective plan.

MPS Receives Final $8 Million Withheld by State, Submits 2024-25 Audit

District Marks Major Milestone in Improving Its Financial Reporting

Tiffany Calls on Evers to Commit to Repealing His 400-Year Property Tax Increase

Evers Calls on Republicans to Offer Property Tax Relief

Discussing his final year in office, objects to immigration crackdown.

MPS Website Presents New Face to Community

Revised site is more photo-heavy, informative and user-friendly.

Bill Requires School Rules to Prevent Staff Grooming Students

To prevent sexual misconduct, policies must define appropriate interactions.

More Recess? Bill Would Give Every Student Council Candidate Their Wish

Proposal would mandate at least 60 minutes of recess through 6th grade.

2025 Wrap Up: Gov. Evers Highlights Administrations Efforts to Do What’s Best for Kids in 2025 the Year of the Kid

2025 Wrap Up: Gov. Evers Highlights 2025 Accomplishments

More Wisconsin Teachers Have Only Emergency Licenses

Up 20% since 2022. Schools face key staffing shortages, WPF report finds.

Wisconsin Libraries and Museums See Federal Grants Restored

Patrons of all ages put pressure on members of Congress with postcard campaign.

Representative Shelia Stubbs Introduces 4 Bills to Promote Safer School Communities in Commemoration of the One-Year Anniversary of the Abundant Life Christian School Tragedy

Health Care Costs Are Overwhelming Wisconsin Teacher Salaries

Data shows average teacher spends 20% of their salary on health care benefits.

Keeping Wisconsins Promise on Special Education Funding

Representative Angelina Cruz (D-Racine) introduces “Keep Our Promise” legislation on special education reimbursement

Report Shows More Than 1 in 3 Wisconsin Students Need Reading Intervention

Problem is worst for 1st graders, new state report shows.

State Literacy Report Says 36% of Youngest Students ‘At Risk’

36% of 4K through third grade Wisconsin students below 25th percentile for reading.

Wisconsin High Schools Seek to Offer More College Classes

But it often means teachers must go back to school for graduate degree.

MPS and Carmen Are Breaking Up

Charter network must find a new home for all of its schools.

Estimating Failure Results in Special Education Aid Falling Short of Touted Record Level

Result could be more school district referendums.

Assembly Passes GOP Bill That Encourages School District Mergers

Other bills focus on school discipline, teacher licensing.

Hutton bills protecting local taxpayers receive Senate hearing

Teachers Blast State Budget’s Broken Promises

New figures show special education funding well below what lawmakers pledged

Senator Baldwin Slams Trump Administrations Efforts to Dismantle Education Department & Shortchange American Families

Republican Bill Encourages School District Mergers

As enrollment declines in Wisconsin, can consolidation create efficiencies, save money?

Most Wisconsin Schools Meet or Exceed Expectations on State Report Cards

But critics say DPI report leave parents guessing about which schools are best.

Nativity Jesuit Academy #1 School In The City Of Milwaukee

The Fear Factor at MPS

Board members, new superintendent, new media person push openness, transparency.

Judge Rules Trump Administration Must Send Wisconsin $8 Million

Ruling follows April decision by Trump to stop $1 billion in mental health grants over 'diversity, equity and inclusion.'

Wisconsin Is Creating 2 School Systems

At what point will taxpayers rebel against the high costs?

AG Kaul Wins Preliminary Injunction Blocking U.S. Department of Education from Cutting School Mental Health Funding

Senator Hutton announces bill to improve math achievement in Wisconsin schools

Lawmakers Ask For AG Opinion on Alleged Loophole in Teacher Grooming Cases

Contentious legislative hearing follows news report finding 200 school investigations of sexual misconduct or grooming.

Wisconsin Republicans Demand Accountability: No Show Jill Underly’s DPI Cover-Up of Over 200 Teacher Sexual Misconduct Cases Puts Children at Risk

2026 Wisconsin School Counselor of the Year Is Ana Báez of South Division HS

Surprise announcement was made October 21 during school assembly

Audit Finds a Quarter of Wisconsin Schools Missed Financial Deadlines

Legislative Audit Bureau report recommends changes to DPI to improve procedures.

School Aid Shrinks for 7 in 10 Wisconsin Districts

Most districts see aid cuts as $350 million shifts to private programs.

Wisconsins Children Were Betrayed. DPI Must Act Now.

Hundreds of Wisconsin Teacher Misconduct Cases Shielded from Public

DPI has investigated hundreds of cases, many involving 'grooming.'

State Legislators and Viroqua, WI School Board President Call Out Republicans For Underfunding Wisconsin Schools

Speaker Vos’s Statement on DPI’s Shielding of Teacher Sexual Misconduct

Federal Special Education Layoffs Worry Wisconsin Education Advocates

Trump administration also cut funds for Wisconsin program that attracts and retains special ed teachers.

Dual Enrollment Bill Aims To Make It Easier For High Schoolers To Take College Classes

One-in-four high school students already participate, but with stark divides based on district.

After MPS Issue, GOP Lawmakers Would Require Financial Reporting Before Referendums

Bill would bar districts that haven't reported figures to state from advancing a referendum.

Post-Pandemic, A Partial Turnaround for Educator Turnover in Wisconsin

Turnover rates down statewide but remain elevated; Impact is greater for some communities

Where ‘Monday Processing’ and Other Election Changes Stand

Republicans, Democrats have competing proposals, but proponents pledge to work together.

New Wisconsin School Test Data Shows Alarming Racial Disparities

Just under half of Wisconsin’s third through eighth graders are performing at grade level in math and reading. 

State Legislators At Odds on Election Bills

But committee leaders promise 'civil conversations' in effort to meet 'the moment.'

Federal Funds Cut for WI Program Serving Children with Hearing and Vision Loss

US Department of Education cuts another nearly $11 million in grants to state.

MPS Superintendent Faces Uphill Battle Rebuilding Community Trust

Brenda Cassellius aims to improve a school district dogged by tough issues.

DPI Releases Another $17 Million in State Aid to MPS

Second Release in 2 Weeks Is Another Sign of Progress in Superintendent Cassellius’s Work to Improve Financial Reporting

School Transportation Safety Week Aims to Keep Students Safe as They Head Back to School

State Releases $16 Million Withheld from Milwaukee Public Schools

State Superintendent Jill Underly says MPS made progress on financial reports.

WI Department of Public Instruction Releases $16M in State Aid to Milwaukee Public Schools

MPS Superintendent Cassellius Strengthening the District's Financial Reporting Functions

Aug Prep Welcomes Keith Traska, Nghia Williams and Brita Willis to Lead New North Campus

Experienced educators join Aug Prep team as new North Campus rises on former Cardinal Stritch site Milwaukee

School Report Cards Being Updated, But Major Changes Need Legislative Approval

DPI says updates are a necessary step to ensure the system remains fair.

New Report Finds Serious Issues With MPS HR Department

The issues are indicative of the district's lack of an identity.

AG Kaul, Coalition Announce Restoration of Previously Withheld Education Department Funding

Wisconsin’s Cross-Agency Collaboration Supports Progress for Workers with Disabilities

2025 Joint Report Highlights Career Pathways, Equity, and Wages

Tony Evers Confirms He Won’t Seek Third Term

First open race for governor since 2010.

Southside School Hops Charter Networks

Rocketship takes Stellar from Carmen and everyone is happy.