Education
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More than 100 Wisconsin school districts asking voters to approve referendums
Voters in more than 100 school districts across Wisconsin will be asked to approve school referendums on Nov. 5, with educators saying the state Legislature is not adequately funding public education.
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‘Planners are dreamers’: UW-Milwaukee launches equity center for urban planning
The founder of UW-Milwaukee’s Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice says most challenges that cities face — including education, health and development — are connected to segregation.
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UW-Oshkosh chancellor to step down in June 2025
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced Wednesday that he will step down next year, becoming the 4th chancellor in the Universities of Wisconsin system to either announce plans to resign or be fired since December 2023.
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Former UW-Superior chancellor says diversity of experience is key for successful college presidents
In recently released book ‘The New College President,’ co-author Terry MacTaggart profiles seven leaders as they navigate the fraught ecosystem of higher ed
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Milwaukee schools’ financial woes won’t affect state aid payments to Wisconsin school districts
The financial scandal that unfolded at Milwaukee Public Schools over the last six months hasn’t negatively affected general school aid distribution to Wisconsin school districts.
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State still waiting on delinquent MPS financial reports due in September
After financial mismanagement was uncovered in the spring, MPS and the Department of Public Instruction wrote a corrective action plan giving the school district until the end of September to submit missing financial reports. Those reports are now expected by Thanksgiving.
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Milwaukee parent files lawsuit against MPS for not having police in schools
A Milwaukee parent named in a new lawsuit says her children were repeatedly injured at MPS schools.
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Waukesha Parade Memorial, Carthage College nursing lab among 50 projects receiving state grants
Fifty community development projects across Wisconsin will split roughly $50 million in state grant funding, including one aimed at celebrating a community’s resilience and another aimed at addressing a workforce need.
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4 more federal complaints filed against Wisconsin schools districts for failing to implement new Title IX rules
Wisconsin LGBTQ+ advocacy groups have filed more federal complaints against school districts that declined to update discrimination policies to protect trans and gender nonconforming students.
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Wisconsin author, retired veterinarian focuses new children’s book on pet adoption
After practicing for 35 years as a small animal veterinarian, Dr. Sue Kruske of southeastern Wisconsin is spending some of her retirement in the classroom. Now, she’s a children’s author.