Corri Hess is a Wisconsin Public Radio reporter based in Milwaukee, where she covers K-12 and higher education. Corri’s work has been featured on NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.” She spent many years in print journalism, most recently as a state politics reporter at the “Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.”
Corrinne Hess
Latest Posts
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Wisconsin school board races attract attention from national conservative groups
High-profile controversies including vaccine mandates, LGBTQ+ rights, and teaching about race and American history have led to big gains for Republicans on Wisconsin’s school boards.
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State superintendent candidates Jill Underly, Brittany Kinser trade barbs in only forum before April 1 election
State Superintendent Jill Underly and challenger Brittany Kinser met online yesterday in the first and only public forum before the April 1 election.
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Madison parents, teachers upset over district staffing changes
At a school board meeting this week, dozens of parents either spoke out or wrote letters opposing the district’s annual staff allocating process.
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Facing deficit, St. Norbert College to cut staff, majors
The De Pere school announced last week it plans to lay off about 30 faculty members. It will also cut more than a dozen majors and minors.
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Wisconsin’s largest voucher school bringing in $40M by recruiting virtual students
A private Christian school in Milwaukee has grown over the last five years to become the largest recipient of funding through Wisconsin’s Private School Choice Programs.
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Poll: Public school satisfaction trending down, but Wisconsinites unclear on details
More than half of Wisconsinites say educational standards are too low, but at the same time, they don’t know if reading and math test scores have gone up or down.
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Trump administration warns UW-Madison it could lose federal funding
The University of Wisconsin-Madison was one of 60 higher education institutions warned about a potential loss of federal funding if they fail to protect Jewish students.
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Wisconsin graduation rates, absenteeism improve
Still, the four-year graduation rate varies depending on race and location.
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Wisconsin could allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness
Over the next two months, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and high school athletic directors will decide if student athletes should profit from their name, image and likeness.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a new AI learning center
The Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a $76.5 million artificial intelligence learning center, which will house its new center for applied artificial intelligence.
