A former 15-year veteran of reporting local news for western Wisconsin TV and radio stations, Salina Heller also volunteers in community theater, helps organize the Chippewa Valley Air Show, and is kept busy by her daughter’s elementary school PTA meetings. She is a UW-Eau Claire alum.
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Half of Wisconsin’s special education teachers leave after 5 years
The US Department of Education recently gave the state $10.5 million, and according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the money will be used for specialized training and coaching for new special education teachers and leaders. It will also create a teacher residency program.
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WI superintendent to state: ‘We can’t continue to pit school districts against taxpayers’
In Wisconsin, the state reimburses public school districts about 31% of the cost for special education services. Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled legislature guarantees a 90% reimbursement rate for private schools.
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These 5 Wisconsin students will be marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Five marching band students will represent Wisconsin in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!
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Chippewa Falls’ Leinenkugels Brewery is closing after 157 years
After more than 157 years, Leinenkugel’s beer will no longer be brewed in Chippewa Falls.
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Wisconsin voters pass school district’s referendum for childcare center
In the Lincoln School District – which is Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan, voters saw a little something different on the ballot this week. It was a question that asked to borrow about $2.9 million dollars to add a childcare center onto the elementary school in Merrillan. It passed, with 57% voting in favor of the project.
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Why local business leaders helped this Wisconsin woman open a childcare center
After learning that businesses in Jackson County were losing $2.5 million a year due to a lack of local childcare, a group of employers came together to create solutions for families in their area.
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The surprising reason this mom doesn’t want Trump to defund Planned Parenthood of WI
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says a Trump administration would “defund” the non-profit organization that helped this Wisconsin mom have a healthy baby.
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Survey: Rural Wisconsin workforce and families are hurting due to childcare gaps
The lack of childcare in Wisconsin’s rural areas is keeping people out of the workforce, or is forcing them to work part-time, according to an early childhood survey. In addition to hurting families, the situation is making it harder for employers to find workers, too.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up the case to protect abortion rights
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to interpret the state constitution as it relates to making decisions about whether and when to have a child, including the right to have an abortion
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How Sen. Tammy Baldwin is getting help to Wisconsin families for childcare
Sen. Baldwin delivered direct support in the annual funding package to projects expanding access to affordable childcare across Wisconsin, especially in rural areas with childcare deserts.
