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Bill Mandating Cursive Lessons Splits Party
Republicans push it, while Democrats, teachers union, school boards oppose it.
Nov 3rd, 2021 by Laurel White
Senate Passes New Reading Test for Early Grades
Modeled on Mississippi plan. Democrats call it meaningless without more spending on education.
Oct 26th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff
State Faces Wave of School Board Recalls
In Mequon-Thiensville and 10 other school districts. Only California has more.
Oct 25th, 2021 by Madeline Fox
New High School Marks Growth of Hmong Community
Governor, MPS Superintendent join trailblazing HAPA founder Chris Her-Xiong for ribbon cutting.
Oct 22nd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Public School Enrollment Didn’t Rebound After Pandemic Dropoff
Public school enrollment down, voucher and charter programs up.
Oct 15th, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Critical Race Theory, Spending Fuel Mequon-Thiensville School Board Recall
Four board members face recall elections.
Oct 4th, 2021 by Michael Horne
State Leads Nation in Calling Police on Native Students
Overall Wisconsin schools call police on students twice as often as other states.
Sep 30th, 2021 by Corey Mitchell, Joe Yerardi and Susan Ferriss | Center for Public Integrity, Clare Amari | Wisconsin Watch, Angelica Euseary and Robert Chappell | Madison365
GOP Bill Requires Parent Notification of Gender, Sexual Orientation Education
Bill covers any instruction on sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender expression.
Sep 17th, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Democrats Walk Out Of Assembly Committee
Citing COVID-19 risk and no Republicans wearing masks. 'This is so far from real democracy.'
Sep 15th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff
Schools Without Masks Could Face Lawsuits, Lose Insurance
Insurers threatening to drop districts that fail to follow public-health mandates.
Sep 13th, 2021 by Terry Falk
Why Is State Supreme Court So Angry?
Justices’ strange interpretation of watershed 1803 decision becomes a right-wing battering ram.
Sep 1st, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
Family Files Complaint For Discrimination Against Native Students
Family says Ashland School District enforced COVID-19 policies differently for Native compared to white students.
Aug 26th, 2021 by Henry Redman
State Legislature Debates Anti-Racism, Anti-Sexism Education Bills
Critical Race Theory discussed during debate. One bill requires instruction materials be made public.
Aug 12th, 2021 by Madeline Fox and Laurel White
State Officials Recommending Masks for Schools
Delta variant causing uptick in cases. Officials say masking will reduce school transmission.
Aug 6th, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Milwaukee College Prep Sticks With MPS
Charter school group sued MPS, then decided to stay. It’s all about the money.
Aug 3rd, 2021 by Terry Falk
MPS Receives Urban Agriculture Grant
USDA grant program is providing MPS $50,000 to expand program at A.E. Burdick School.
Jul 30th, 2021 by Henry Redman
What Is MPS Strategy For Stimulus Aid?
It's a huge opportunity to improve student achievement -- which is badly needed.
Jul 28th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
Student Poverty Data Flawed
Poor measures of student poverty complicate charter school debate.
Jul 23rd, 2021 by Terry Falk
Evers Offers GOP a Second Chance to Fund Schools
Newly revised federal guidelines could take away pandemic aid to state unless education funding increased.
Jul 11th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff
Whose Vision Will Prevail In Budget Battle?
Republicans got their way in budget rewrite, but Evers' vetoes loom.
Jul 4th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
UW Regents Elect First Native American President
Edmund Manydeeds is new president of UW System Board of Regents.
Jun 5th, 2021 by Madeline Fox
What Schools Learned From Virtual Education
Virtual techniques may become permanent part of educational approach for some schools.
May 28th, 2021 by Terry Falk
GOP Lawmakers Cut Evers’ Special Ed Funding Proposal
Republican state legislators reduce special education reimbursement in budget proposal.
May 24th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff
State’s Schools Reassess Mask Mandates
As CDC loosens requirements, some districts stick with masks, some make it optional.
May 19th, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Private School Voucher Costs Rising
GOP-controlled Legislature backs further voucher expansion in biennial budget.
May 7th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff
Underly Announces Transition Team
New state school superintendent promises “more offense, less defense."
May 4th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff
About That Data on Charter Schools
Diving deeper into charter school data and polls of voters tells interesting story.
Apr 28th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
Are State’s Schools Rolling In Dough?
Republican legislators think Milwaukee Public Schools getting away with something.
Apr 28th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff
Nonpartisan Races Getting Too Partisan
State superintendent race and school policies should not be so politicized.
Apr 25th, 2021 by State Rep. LaKeshia Myers
The Paradox of Voucher Schools
They work better than MPS schools for minority students. Yet most Democrats oppose them.
Apr 21st, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
New State COVID-19 Testing For Schools
Federally funded testing program for students and staff aims to ‘decrease disruptions in classrooms.'
Apr 21st, 2021 by Erik Gunn
MPS Is Just As Bad as Police Department
Both are racist systems and both need wholesale reform.
Apr 18th, 2021 by Jordan Morales
DPI Finds Burlington Schools Racially Biased
School system took discriminatory actions and tolerated racially hostile environment, ruling finds.
Apr 13th, 2021 by Henry Redman
GOP Legislators Question Federal Pandemic Aid for MPS
MPS getting 36% of $2.2 billion for state schools under federal formula prioritizing high poverty districts.
Apr 7th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson and Laurel White
Underly Defeats Kerr In State Superintendent Race
Deborah Kerr conceded just after 9:30 p.m.
Apr 6th, 2021 by WPR Staff
Meet the District 5 School Board Candidates
Alex Brower and Jilly Gokalgandhi compete to replace outgoing school board director Larry Miller.
Apr 4th, 2021 by Sam Woods
Kerr Supports Voucher Program, Decentralizing DPI
State superintendent candidate Kerr has been an ardent supporter of reopening schools.
Apr 1st, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Underly Running on Education Equity, Ending Vouchers
As a candidate for state superintendent, Underly has backing of state teachers union.
Apr 1st, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Reconsidering ACT Tests, School Report Cards
Questions after pandemic. Fears that schools serving poor students may get punished.
Mar 27th, 2021 by Terry Falk
Kerr, Underly Strike Sparks In Debate
Candidates for state school superintendent reveal very different views on voucher schools, other issues.
Mar 15th, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
Evers Proposes COVID-19 Child Care Aid
Spending $132 million in federal funds for this requires GOP legislators' approval.
Mar 4th, 2021 by Laurel White
Senate Debates High School Sports Eligibility
Should virtual and charter school students be able to participate in district school’s extracurriculars?
Feb 24th, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
The Hammer of Student Testing
Republican legislators may use tests as a way to force schools to reopen.
Feb 19th, 2021 by Terry Falk
It’s Kerr and Underly for State Superintendent
Field of seven candidates narrow to two, with Underly the anti-voucher school candidate.
Feb 17th, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
GOP Plan Puts Students, Teachers At Risk?
Legislators require federal education aid to be used to push in-school instruction.
Feb 15th, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
State Superintendent Candidates Make Their Pitch
With eyes on Tuesday’s election, 7 views of the Wisconsin’s education future.
Feb 14th, 2021 by Keegan Kyle
Federal COVID-19 Aid Funneled to In-Person Schools
State GOP lawmakers' plan penalizes school districts that provided virtual instruction.
Feb 11th, 2021 by Laurel White
7 Seek State School Superintendent Job
Who are they and what are the key issues in the February primary race?
Feb 9th, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
Giving Schools a Shot in the Arm
Vaccinating teachers would enable schools to reopen. But it’s not that simple.
Feb 6th, 2021 by Terry Falk
MPS Finalizes Reopening Plans
Schools will bring students back in phases.
Jan 29th, 2021 by Sam Woods
School Boards Debate Racial Mascots
Tough talk, but Wisconsin Association of School Boards passes watered down resolution.
Jan 26th, 2021 by Terry Falk
Pandemic Worsens State’s Broadband Gap
Rural areas and urban poor left out. Evers calls 2021 the "Year of Broadband Access."
Jan 25th, 2021 by Steven Walters
The Campaign to Save Snow Days
Will virtual classes replace snow days where kids got a break from school? Not all officials agree.
Jan 25th, 2021 by Terry Falk
State Superintendent Candidates Raise $200,000
Which candidates have raised the most and who are the top donors?
Jan 24th, 2021 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Over 50% of State’s Schools Use Restraints on Students
Elementary students and students with disabilities restrained and secluded the most.
Jan 22nd, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Republicans Dare Evers to Veto Bill
Their COVID-19 bill includes immunity from liability for businesses violating pandemic restrictions.
Jan 12th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin and Erik Gunn
State Superintendent Candidates Debate
Seven candidates include teachers, principals, superintendents and policy experts.
Jan 12th, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
Evers Reflects on Year of Pandemic, Protests
Proud of his administration’s response to COVID-19, “we turned that around a little bit.”
Dec 28th, 2020 by Shawn Johnson
School Nurses Step Up During Pandemic
300 in public school districts play a role in tracking, teaching about disease.
Nov 24th, 2020 by Madeline Fox
MPS Faces Exodus of Younger Students
District’s kindergarten and pre-K enrollment down by 1,544 students.
Oct 24th, 2020 by Sam Woods
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
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
The Pandemic is Disrupting Childhood
Seclusion and major changes to daily life can have effects on mental health.
Sep 19th, 2020 by Madeline Fox
State Supreme Court Is Radically Activist
Record shows many examples of grabbing cases before lower courts rule.
Aug 19th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
Evers Says No Statewide School Re-Opening Plan
School districts will be responsible for decisions about re-opening.
Aug 5th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
How Will Schools Use CARES Funding?
The pandemic is proving very expensive for schools.
Aug 3rd, 2020 by Madeline Fox
What To Expect with MPS Reopening
Answers to questions about testing, childcare and sick leave for teachers.
Jul 23rd, 2020 by Sam Woods
Kowalik Still Resists School Reopenings
City health leader says schools must get approved plan to reopen, with precise rules still to come.
Jul 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Public Schools Fight for Funding
MPS, other public school districts have gotten no federal CARES funding while choice and charter schools get millions.
Jul 21st, 2020 by Terry Falk
MPS Will Begin School Year Virtually
School districts aren't prepared to educate in person with current levels of COVID-19.
Jul 17th, 2020 by Madeline Fox and Rachael Vasquez
Choice, Charter Schools Get Big Payday
Federal Paycheck Protection grants don’t fund public schools but do fund private schools.
Jul 11th, 2020 by Ruth Conniff
Evers Won’t Issue New Shutdown Order
Cites Republican and Supreme Court opposition even as state cases double in just one month.
Jul 8th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
Beloit Billionaire Starts Charter School
Children need better schools, says Diane Hendricks. It’s “divide and conquer,” says city official.
Jul 7th, 2020 by Ruth Conniff
Will MPS End Truancy Program?
Under state law school system pays for four police officers in TABS program.
Jul 6th, 2020 by Sam Woods
State Rules for School Voucher Applications Changed
A lawsuit has just made it easier for families to prove they're eligible for school choice vouchers.
Jul 3rd, 2020 by Madeline Fox
K-12 Teachers Don’t Reflect Students’ Diversity
Study finds state's teachers of color up by 22.5% in last decade while students of color rose 28%.
Jun 30th, 2020 by Madeline Fox
High Rate of Turnover for School Superintendents
Some superintendents leap frog from district to district, advancing their career or salary.
Jun 15th, 2020 by Terry Falk
Evers Meets With Lawmakers on Police Reform
Governor says the state is at a "watershed moment" for the issue of police reform, racism.
Jun 12th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
Summer Schools Will Be Mostly Online
Amid pandemic, school districts in Milwaukee, other cities, will stick to virtual learning.
Jun 2nd, 2020 by Madeline Fox
Wisconsin’s Lousy Record for Women in Politics
Two politicos talk about getting more women in elected offices.
May 31st, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
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
Evers Orders Budget Cuts
State losing billions in revenue due to the economic shutdown.
Apr 30th, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
Near-Record Year for School Referendums
Spring election’s voters pass more than 80% of local school funding referendums.
Apr 15th, 2020 by Madeline Fox
School Districts Adjust to Distance Learning
Drop-offs, drive-ups and digital classrooms being used in state’s schools.
Apr 13th, 2020 by Madeline Fox
MPS Teachers Using Tech To Engage Students
The district isn't holding online classes, but some teachers are still at work.
Mar 26th, 2020 by Allison Dikanovic
State’s Schools Scramble to Teach Online
Uneven access to virtual classrooms, mixed results at MPS, other school districts.
Mar 22nd, 2020 by Terry Falk
Gov. Evers Mandates Closing All K-12 Schools
Governor expects to reopen schools on April 6.
Mar 14th, 2020 by WPR Staff
Will School Choice Help Reelect Trump?
Democratic attacks on choice and charter schools favored by minority voters could backfire.
Feb 19th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
A Report Card for Milwaukee Schools
State data shows charter and choice schools typically outperform traditional public schools.
Feb 12th, 2020 by Bruce Thompson
Voucher Programs Cutting Into Public School Funding
State Sen. Erpenbach and Rep. Pope introduce legislation requiring a referendum before state aid to school districts can be cut.
Feb 7th, 2020 by State Sen. Jon Erpenbach and State Rep. Sondy Pope
The Return of Phonics
New state DPI leader pushing schools for greater use of phonics.
Feb 5th, 2020 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
School Leaders Reject Ban On Indian Mascots
Proponents of policy "shocked” and “disappointed” by WI Association of School Boards’ vote.
Feb 3rd, 2020 by Terry Falk
Report Finds ACT Test Decline Since 2014
State’s students less college ready, ‘alarming' black vs white achievement gap.
Feb 3rd, 2020 by Rich Kremer
Evers Releases Anti-Vaping Agenda
Package of politics targets youth vaping, a “serious public health epidemic.”
Jan 27th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
Homelessness Decreasing in Wisconsin
Nationwide homelessness is increasing. Meanwhile, state lawmakers argue over funding to combat the issue.
Jan 17th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Basketball Coach Demands Good Grades
Pulaski/Carmen H.S. coach Melvin White pushes players to score on and off the court.
Jan 15th, 2020 by Edgar Mendez
Gov. Evers Reviews His First Year
Not satisfied, but cites progress on schools, health care, “Scott holes”.
Jan 2nd, 2020 by Ruth Conniff
State Virtual Charter Schools Up 140%
In the last decade virtual charter school enrollment grew from 3,106 to 7,465 students.
Dec 26th, 2019 by Rich Kremer
Another Evers Cabinet Pick Under Fire
Republicans won’t approve Dawn Crim, Secretary of the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
Dec 24th, 2019 by Ruth Conniff
