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.”
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Latest Posts
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Trump administration cuts funding for UW-Madison teacher training program at MPS
The U.S. Department of Education terminated more than $600 million in teacher training grants this week, including funds for a program designed to bring more special education teachers into Milwaukee Public Schools.
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WIAA changes policy, now bans transgender students from playing in girls sports
The state organization that oversees most Wisconsin high school athletic programs updated a policy Wednesday to say only athletes “designated as females at birth” would be allowed to compete in girls sports.
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Underly and Kinser advance in state superintendent race
Incumbent State Superintendent Jill Underly and private school advocate Brittany Kinser were the top two vote getters in a field of three in Tuesday’s primary race to head the Department of Public Instruction.
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Judge rules police must be in Milwaukee schools within 10 days
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge David Borowski ruled both entities have 10 days to have officers in schools or possibly face sanctions and a potential contempt of court ruling.
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Amid political gridlock, $50M for reading legislation will return to Wisconsin’s surplus
The funding is tied up as the Legislature awaits oral arguments and a decision by the state Supreme Court.
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Wisconsin students still lagging months behind in math, reading following pandemic
Average student achievement in Wisconsin remains months behind in math, and a half-grade behind in reading compared to learning levels in 2019.
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New Milwaukee schools superintendent left previous post amid criticism of failing system
Brenda Cassellius faced similar issues that MPS currently has at her previous school district. The reviews of her leadership with Boston Public Schools are mixed.
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Here’s what to know about Wisconsin’s new school testing standards
Wisconsin’s measuring stick for how students are performing in school changed this year when the state rolled out new testing standards. WPR set out to answer questions about standardized testing.
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Report: Milwaukee Public Schools not in position to ensure student success
The damning report outlines a number of internal and external factors at the district that have caused multiple failures.
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Wisconsin joins lawsuit to block NIH funding cuts that UW says will harm patients, workers
The agency announced last week it is making cuts to grants that support research institutions by limiting the amount of indirect funding for research projects’ overhead costs to just 15 percent beginning Monday.
