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Many Wisconsin public school districts could provide subsidized meals for kids but don’t. Here are some of the reasons

Appleton Post-Crescent, December 3, 2019

State AG: Schools need better preparation, more training for shooting situations

WISN 12, December 3, 2019

UW Regents won’t expand presidential search panel despite pleas from all 13 campuses

Wisconsin State Journal, December 3, 2019

School districts across the state are short teachers. These lawmakers are seeking to change that

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 26, 2019

Evers vetoes bill allowing schools to release parents’ names

U.S. News, November 21, 2019

Tony Evers expands program that aims to hire more teachers of color in Wisconsin school districts

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 21, 2019

UW System sets sights on talent shortage

Eau Claire Leader Telegram, November 20, 2019

Advocates urge Senate committee to back revisions to student restraint and seclusion law

Wisconsin State Journal, November 20, 2019

Lawmakers debate cursive writing mandate, which could cost Wisconsin schools $6 million

Wisconsin State Journal, November 19, 2019

Team searching for UW System’s next president has no faculty, no staff, little diversity

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 15, 2019

Schools that teach cursive question the need to mandate teaching the subject

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 14, 2019

In latest report cards, most Wisconsin schools meet expectations, but urban and tiny rural schools struggle

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 12, 2019

Most Wisconsin school districts meeting expectations on latest state report cards

Wisconsin State Journal, November 12, 2019

Menomonee Falls superintendent recommends retiring ‘Indians’ mascot at the end of the year

Fox 6, November 11, 2019

Breaking precedent, UW System presidential search panel has no faculty, academic staff

Wisconsin State Journal, November 7, 2019

With so much emphasis on the cost of higher education, UW students are graduating faster than ever

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 7, 2019

Assembly panel considers mandatory cursive bill

Wisconsin State Journal, November 7, 2019

Wisconsin school choice advocates sue education department for timing of test score release

The Capital Times, November 6, 2019

Not just top college athletes could benefit from compensation change, professor says

Madison.com, November 2, 2019

Wisconsin ACT scores drop slightly in 2019 compared with past years

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 1, 2019

Wisconsin college athletes could be paid under bipartisan bill

Wisconsin State Journal, October 30, 2019

Wisconsin again has the worst gap in academic achievement between its black and white students

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 30, 2019

Student performance lags on Nation’s Report Card

Associated Press, October 30, 2019

After 5 years overseeing UW campuses, System President Ray Cross announces retirement

Wisconsin State Journal, October 25, 2019

Are Wisconsin schools willing to end Native American nicknames? Some don’t even want to talk about it

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, October 23, 2019

2017-18 pay for starting teachers in Wisconsin averaged $38,181

The Center Square, October 20, 2019

Senate committee backs bill that could expand full-day 4K in Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Journal, October 18, 2019

With fewer high school grads to recruit, 21 of 26 UW campuses report enrollment drop

Wisconsin State Journal, October 18, 2019

Debate continues over Menomonee Falls mascot name

WDJT, October 16, 2019

Enrollment in statewide voucher program increased 37% this school year

Wisconsin State Journal, October 16, 2019

Cost of Wisconsin voucher programs nears $250 million as enrollment surges

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 15, 2019

Conservative groups oppose UW punishments for students disrupting speakers

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 15, 2019

UW campuses’ unionized trades employees still waiting on raise from last year

Wisconsin State Journal, October 14, 2019

Evers will kill plan to punish UW free speech disrupters

Associated Press, October 11, 2019

UW fund balances tied to campus donations increase 132 percent since 2013

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 11, 2019

UW Board of Regents to vote on proposed punishments for students disrupting free speech

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 8, 2019

‘Beyond nostalgia’: Lawmakers seek to make cursive instruction mandatory for students

Wisconsin State Journal, October 8, 2019

Wisconsin lawmakers consider fully funding 4-year-old kindergarten

WUWM, October 3, 2019

As economy has improved, Wisconsin tech college enrollment has dropped markedly

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 3, 2019

Push to retire Native American mascots finds support from school districts statewide

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 1, 2019

Who decides who should speak? The past and present of free speech on college campuses

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 27, 2019

Wisconsin legislators push in-state tuition for tribes

Superior Telegram, September 23, 2019

Conservative group looks to challenge Madison School District policy on gender identity

Wisconsin State Journal, September 23, 2019

New Wisconsin education chief’s priorities: Equity for all students, investing in teachers

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 19, 2019

State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor: Achievement gap ‘crisis’ needs to be addressed

Wisconsin State Journal, September 19, 2019

Rural Wisconsin school districts face teacher shortages

WJFW, September 16, 2019

Secretary Betsy DeVos pitches ‘Education Freedom Scholarships’ in Milwaukee, draws protests

Fox 6, September 16, 2019

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to kick off 2019 back to school tour in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 13, 2019

Teachers association believes funding could be behind slight drop in test scores

WKOW, September 12, 2019

Robin Vos questions how K-12 funding was spent given test score decline

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 12, 2019

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