Department of Public Instruction

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Several Bills

Governor Rejects Basic Protections for Property Taxpayers

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

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

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Nine Bills

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Six Bipartisan Bills

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

DWD Offers $1 Million in Teacher Training and Recruitment Grants

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

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.

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

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

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

Keeping Wisconsins Promise on Special Education Funding

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

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

Nativity Jesuit Academy #1 School In The City Of Milwaukee

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

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

Wisconsins Children Were Betrayed. DPI Must Act Now.

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

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

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

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

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

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

AG Kaul Sues Trump Administration for Freezing $6.8 Billion in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Start

Wisconsin at risk of losing an estimated $72 million in funding

AG Kaul Sues U.S. Department of Education Over School Mental Health Cuts

Rep.Hong: $50 Million for Student Literacy Held Hostage by Legislative Republicans

JFC Co-Chairs Statement on Supreme Court Decision

Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding Wisconsin State Legislature v. DPI

MPS Submits 2024 Financial Reports to State Department of Public Instruction

Reports Will Allow State to Calculate Aid to All School Districts

Gov. Evers Releases Independent Instructional Audit of Milwaukee Public Schools

Rep. Robyn Vining Introduces LGBTQIA+ Rights Mental Health Bill

Gov. Evers Appoints Ben Jones to the Dane County Circuit Court

Gov. Evers, DWD Announce $1 Million in Teacher Training and Recruitment Grants

“Wisconsin Kids Deserve Better.”

-Rep. Robyn Vining on Trump Mental Health Cuts

“We’re Going to Sue to Stop Them” Gov. Evers Slams Trump Administration for Cuts to AmeriCorps, Serve Wisconsin

Governor takes Trump and Musk to task over cuts to Wisconsin literacy and math tutors, substance use recovery services, support for homeless youth, and conservation projects, among other critical programs, affecting services in well over half of Wisconsin’s 72 counties

Attorney General Kaul Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Conditions on Funding for K-12 Schools

Sen. Larson stands with WDPI in their rejection of Trump Admin’s illegal threats to K-12 funding

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Statement on Dr. Jill Underly’s Reelection Victory

Trump Strips Another $645,000 from Wisconsin Schools

Kinser Still Silent as Real Damage Mounts

CFC Statement on Governor Evers’ Veto of Assembly Bill 1

Milwaukee Community Journal Endorses Brittany Kinser in Race for DPI Superintendent

Lobbyist Brittany Kinser Continues to Lie to Voters About Her Credentials, NAEP, and Trump’s Education Cuts

Democrats for Education Reform Endorses Brittany Kinser for DPI Superintendent

Kinser Statement on the U.S. Department of Education

Challenges Underly to Conversation

New WMC Poll Finds Tie between Schimel, Crawford

Kinser Campaign – Underly Declines Participation in Key Milwaukee Forums

Gov. Evers’ Statement on Suing to Stop Trump Administration from Gutting Funding to Address Teacher Shortages and Enhance Teacher Quality to Help Improve Student Outcomes

Kinser Campaign Statement on Executive Order Regarding Department of Education

Kinser Campaign: DPI in Disarray

Lobbyist Brittany Kinser Sides with Republicans to Tie Wisconsin Schools to a Failing Federal Test

Rep. Shelia Stubbs Leads Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Tour of the Milton House Museum

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves More Than $103 Million in Key Projects Across Wisconsin

Projects approved by Commission include 11 UW System projects, efforts to complete the Milwaukee Crime Lab, and stewardship property development funds

Jill Underly: WEAC’s Last Ditch Effort

WEAC Recommends Underly for State Superintendent

Legislative Republicans Continue Their Decades-Long Attacks on Wisconsin’s Public Schools

Rep. Madison Rejects Republican Bills Disrupting Local Control Over Public Education

Wisconsin Democrats on Jill Underly’s Primary Victory

Gov. Evers Introduces “The Most Pro-Kid Budget in State History” in 2025 the Year of the Kid

Governor’s budget includes the largest investment in Wisconsin’s kids by any governor in Wisconsin history

Gov. Evers Releases First of Two Independent Audits of Milwaukee Public Schools

Audit directed by the governor proposes systemic operational changes, 29 actionable recommendations at MPS

Part 2: New Poll – Milwaukee Voters Reject Jill Underly’s Lowered Standards & DPI’s Honesty Gap, Demand Higher Expectations for Students

Public trust in the Department of Public Instruction and State Superintendent Jill Underly plummets as voters learn about statewide assessment changes

CFC Position Statement In Support of Assembly Bill 1

Wisconsin AFL-CIO Endorses Jill Underly for Re-Election as State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Gov. Evers Announces New Efforts to Lower Everyday, Out-of-Pocket Costs for Wisconsinites and Working Families

CFC Action Fund Endorses Brittany Kinser for Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore Endorses Jill Underly for Re-Election as State Superintendent

2024 Wrap Up- Gov. Evers Highlights Administration’s Accomplishments During “Year of the Worker”

Evers Administration celebrates successes bolstering and supporting Wisconsin’s workforce in 2024

Virginia Hart Special Recognition and Diversity Award Winners Announced

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Endorses Dr. Jill Underly for Reelection as Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction

The Archive as a Tool to Reimagine Racial Justice

Gov. Evers, DWD Announce $1 Million in Teacher Training and Recruitment Grants

Gov. Evers Receives SELLY Award for Contributions to Advancements in Social and Emotional Learning

DNR Invites Wisconsin Libraries To Join ‘Check Out Wisconsin State Parks’ Program

Representative Shelia Stubbs Applauds Department of Public Instruction State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly’s Budget Initiatives

Dr. Underly Proposes Responsible Budget Putting Kids First

DPI budget proposal finally addresses the elephant in the room for K-12 education

AG Kaul Provides Resources for Parents to Facilitate Online Safety Discussions with Kids During Keep Your Kids Safe Online Month

2024-25 General Aid Announced for MPS

DWD Publishes 2024 Wisconsin Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council Annual Report

Jeff Wright Files for Wisconsin State Superintendent

Senator Larson, school officials, and parents speak out on special ed funding gap, rise in referendums across WI