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Referendums pass at lower rate this spring

The Daily Reporter, April 10, 2019

Support for parts of Evers’ education budget struggles in poll, conservative group says

The Capital Times, April 9, 2019

Governor Evers pushes for in state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants

WAOW, April 8, 2019

Demand for UW campus counseling services up 55 percent since 2015

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 5, 2019

UW Regents approve raising UW System president salary range 23 percent

Wisconsin State Journal, April 5, 2019

Two ousted University of Wisconsin regents return to work

Associated Press, April 4, 2019

UW System restructure gets final approval from accrediting agency

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 4, 2019

Bill would allow students to be warned before fire, tornado and safety drills

Wisconsin State Journal, April 4, 2019

Wisconsin voters OK 75 percent of school district referendum requests

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 3, 2019

Private schools take advantage of new school voucher program

Watertown Daily Times, April 2, 2019

How charter schools lost Democrats’ support

Governing, April 2, 2019

Participation in state voucher program rising

Watertown Daily Times, April 1, 2019

UW System board president says Regents appointed during lame-duck fight still board members

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 1, 2019

On the ballot: Voters to weigh in on more than $1B in school projects

The Daily Reporter, April 1, 2019

Report: Voucher, charter schools consume $193m in state aid

News 8000, March 28, 2019

Voucher schools sue Wisconsin DPI, saying the state unfairly limits their ‘virtual learning’ options

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 27, 2019

Facing teacher shortage, Northwoods superintendent backs proposal to rehire retired teachers

WJFW, March 26, 2019

UW chancellors: Evers budget plan could keep talent in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 20, 2019

DOJ releases school threat assessment protocols

Wisconsin Law Journal, March 18, 2019

A shortage of school bus drivers has schools and bus companies scrambling to fill routes in Milwaukee area and Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 18, 2019

Six months after $100M partnership announcement, UW-Madison and Foxconn mum on details

Wisconsin State Journal, March 18, 2019

Explained: The fight over in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants, veterans

The Capital Times, March 14, 2019

College completion rates are up, but the numbers will still surprise you

National Public Radio, March 13, 2019

UW campuses using big data to predict students at risk of dropping out

Wisconsin State Journal, March 13, 2019

Republicans say Tony Evers’ $600 million boost for special education funding won’t happen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 12, 2019

Wisconsin Democrats seek support to create student loan refinancing authority

The Capital Times, March 12, 2019

UW System turning to software to reduce graduation gaps between students of color, peers

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 11, 2019

Evers’ budget would add funding for UW-Extension

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 11, 2019

New state superintendent sees early childhood education as key to closing racial gap

Wisconsin State Journal, March 10, 2019

Education officials welcome Evers’ proposal to fully fund school breakfast

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 7, 2019

Smaller class sizes in Wisconsin schools benefit low-income kids, students of color the most

Appleton Post-Crescent, March 7, 2019

One reason rural students don’t go to college: Colleges don’t go to them

National Public Radio, March 6, 2019

Loudenbeck works to introduce bills to expand minority teacher loan program

Beloit Daily News, March 6, 2019

Tony Evers says Wisconsin has ‘disrespected science as a way to solve problems’

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 5, 2019

Gov. Evers’s proposal to cap enrollment on voucher school program worries participating schools

WJFW, March 4, 2019

‘A broken market’: Wisconsin’s shortage of child care teachers

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 4, 2019

Funding formula change for Wisconsin schools finally makes it into governor’s budget

Wisconsin State Journal, March 1, 2019

EverGreen Academy students, parents show support for vouchers at capital

Racine Journal Times, February 28, 2019

Lawmakers propose bill addressing school snow days

WSAU, February 27, 2019

Gov. Evers wants in-state tuition for all – regardless of immigration status

Fox 6, February 27, 2019

Wisconsin education agency releases documents to conservative law firm after open records suit

The Capital Times, February 26, 2019

Some Wisconsin companies offer student debt repayment as an employee benefit

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 25, 2019

Evers to propose $150 million boost for UW System in state budget

The Capital Times, February 25, 2019

Evers wants to freeze private voucher school enrollment

Wisconsin State Journal, February 25, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers seeks to freeze enrollment in private voucher schools, suspend charter school expansion

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 25, 2019

Evers’ higher education budget would continue tuition freeze

WTMJ, February 24, 2019

Tony Evers says he won’t propose phasing out private school vouchers in budget

Chippewa Herald, February 20, 2019

Wisconsin think tank launches online database of state educational data

The Capital Times, February 18, 2019

Wisconsin trails nation in offering school breakfasts

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 14, 2019

Report: Special ed funding gap grows to $1B

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 13, 2019

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