Childhood
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A Lac du Flambeau Band child was violently bullied at school. Now his mother is speaking out.
Years of school bullying in Mercer, Wisconsin, culminated in an assault, prompting a Lac du Flambeau Band family to move for their safety.
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Dan Kois on his coming-of-age horror novel, set in Milwaukee’s most haunted neighborhood
Author Dan Kois sat down with WPR’s “BETA” to talk about writing the book, and living through the events that inspired the book.
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Green Bay state Senate, Assembly candidates share how they would address child care crisis
Voters at an event in Green Bay told WPR they wanted to hear from candidates about how they would address high child care costs, so we asked.
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A new diaper bank merger in Wisconsin hopes to address rising needs
Two prominent Fox Valley diaper banks in Wisconsin are pooling resources to serve a greater portion of Northeast Wisconsin.Â
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Writing the spirit of northern Wisconsin
Wisconsin author Laura Anne Bird has now set two middle grade novels in the fictional town of Alwyn in northern Wisconsin, which she said is inspired by any number of northern towns.
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Wisconsin child care provider highlights industry strugglesÂ
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.
