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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

Student proficiency in math and English slips in latest round of Wisconsin exam results

Wisconsin State Journal, September 12, 2019

Administration within UW System grew while faculty numbers declined

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 11, 2019

Wisconsin school districts scramble to find substitute teachers

WXPR, September 10, 2019

Swearingen chastises Evers for two education vetoes

WXPR, September 10, 2019

Wisconsin wins federal grant to help disadvantaged students

WJFW, September 5, 2019

Bill would expand minority teacher loan program

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 3, 2019

As school year begins, Evers says education funding ‘headed in right direction’

WUWM, September 3, 2019

DOJ grant continues to improve school safety throughout Wisconsin

WBAY, September 2, 2019

Rural Wisconsin schools getting mental health help by video

Channel 3000, September 2, 2019

Ray Cross, UW System work to better meet employers’ needs

Milwaukee Business Journal, August 29, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers urges students, parents to focus on safety at school

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 28, 2019

DPI state superintendent: Act 10 played a factor in teacher shortages

WKOW, August 28, 2019

Back to school without teachers: The struggle to keep teachers at rural Wisconsin schools

Stevens Point Journal, August 28, 2019

Classroom ‘exodus’: Education schools grapple with finding the next generation of teachers as more leave the profession

The Capital Times, August 28, 2019

Some Wisconsin schools are recruiting students to get into the education field

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 22, 2019

More money will target mental health intervention in Wisconsin schools

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 20, 2019

Baraboo board urges state to require ‘voucher transparency’ on property taxes, fully fund special ed

Baraboo News Republic, August 18, 2019

One year ahead of funding deadline, Wisconsin schools continue finalizing safety, security plans

The Capital Times, August 16, 2019

Lawmakers seek limits on using students fees for UW buildings

The Daily Reporter, August 15, 2019

Republicans resurrect UW campus free speech bill

Channel 3000, August 13, 2019

DOJ training educators to identify concerning student behaviors, prevent school attacks

WMTV, August 7, 2019

State task force on student loan debt holds listening session in Wausau

WAOW, August 6, 2019

School funding takes center stage at education summit in La Crosse

La Crosse Tribune, August 6, 2019

The K-12 conundrum: Americans want more education funding, but not higher taxes

Governing, August 5, 2019

UW System regents sign off on plan to use $43 million for performance-based funding

The Capital Times, August 1, 2019

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