Education
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After failed referendums, Mauston school district considers dissolving
A Juneau County school board is considering dissolving its district after voters failed a referendum needed to continue operations.
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Marquette University names Kimo Ah Yun new president
Ah Yun is the first person of color to lead Marquette, and the Catholic, Jesuit university’s second lay president in its 143-year history.
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New Wisconsin school report cards released
About 84 percent of Wisconsin’s public schools met or exceeded state expectations for the 2023-24 school year.
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Watertown School District changes transgender privacy, bathroom, sports policy
The Watertown Unified School District approved a “Gender Support Plan,” Monday, shifting to more restrictive policies for transgender students.
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Marquette non-tenure-track faculty want union bargaining rights
Non-tenure-track faculty at Marquette University say a new promotion structure and pay raises are needed. But the school is claiming a religious exemption.
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Wisconsin school board wants to bring back legislation banning transgender athletes from school sports
The Arrowhead Union High School board’s policy committee met Tuesday and unanimously said they would support a resolution directing the Wisconsin Association of School Boards to advocate for “no biological males in female sports.”
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Peer-led program can help teens address mental health challenges
Sources of Strength is a nationally-recognized suicide-prevention program active in hundreds of Wisconsin schools. Advocates say it is one of the few prevention programs that has research behind it showing it can work.
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Superior school chief honored — with a nod to improved graduation rates
Superior public schools chief Amy Starzecki has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators — an honor she attributes in part to an improvement in graduation rates and that she says should be shared with the district’s entire staff.
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After Biden’s formal apology, Wisconsin tribes reflect on legacy of Indian boarding schools
President Joe Biden’s formal apology for federally funded Native American boarding schools is a step in the right direction, some tribal citizens say, but the legacy of forced assimilation at the schools can affect families to this day.
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Wisconsin DPI budget proposal would add $4B in new spending
Wisconsin Superintendent Jill Underly let lawmakers and the public know her budget would target the state’s $4.5 billion surplus.