Childhood
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Wisconsin child care provider highlights industry struggles
The most pressing issue is the struggle to find and retain staff while paying a livable wage, according to a new report from the state’s Department of Children and Families.
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UW-Whitewater’s Holly Wilson on her debut novel, ‘Kittentits’
Holly Wilson’s work has appeared in Narrative magazine, Redivider, Northwest Review, Short Story, New Stories from the South, and elsewhere. She was a Kingsbury Fellow at Florida State University, where she received a PhD in creative writing. She grew up in Kansas and currently makes her home in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, where she lives with…
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Madison schools face budget shortfall as board weighs tax increases
Spending for the Madison Metropolitan School District could exceed revenue by $39 million in the next fiscal year, according to an analysis released Friday by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum.
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ACLU: Wisconsin failed to implement program to support incarcerated moms
The lawsuit filed last week argues Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections isn’t complying with a decades-old state law designed to help incarcerated mothers keep physical custody of their infants.
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State says Milwaukee Public Schools could lose funding over late finance reports
Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction says it may withhold state funding from Milwaukee Public Schools, unless the district submits overdue financial reports.
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Most families exceed screen time guidelines. What does that mean for kids?
Child and family therapist Jeff Reiland talks with WPR’s Larry Meiller about ways to tamp down on screen time.
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Kenosha County considers asking for ‘secure adult-only’ areas in libraries
The resolution says there is not a secure section within libraries for materials with obscene language, descriptions of sex acts and pictures of sex acts. Under the proposal, changes would have to be made within six months.
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‘We give them that voice’: Child advocacy centers worry about future without more state support
Federal funding for victim services will decline by almost 70 percent this fall. Advocates say the impact on the state’s programs will be devastating.