Education

Elections Jill Underly will become Wisconsin's next State Superintendent of Public Instruction. (Photo provided)
Elections Underly Wins State Superintendent Post While GOP Holds On to Two Legislative Seats

Conservative-backed candidates win two Court of Appeals judgeships as voters take part in local, non-partisan elections.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson April 7, 2021 12:22 pm CDT
Education A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Education Wisconsin Schools Have 69 Referenda on Ballots. Some Just Ask for Basic Funds.

From keeping programs in place to bringing sites into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, cash-starved schools are asking their communities for extra funding due to the Legislature’s restrictions.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski April 2, 2021 3:33 pm CDT
Politics Kevin Zimmermann
Politics Black History and Slavery a ‘Small Part’ of US History? This Suburban School Board Candidate and Cop Says So.

Milwaukee Police officer Kevin Zimmermann has a social media history full of extreme comments and COVID-19 falsehoods on public and private accounts.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski April 2, 2021 1:54 pm CDT
Politics Jill Underly and Deb Kerr face off in the April 6 election for state school superintendent. (Graphic illustration by Morgaine Ford-Workman)
Politics Candidates for Wisconsin’s Top Education Job Have Decidedly Different Positions

Voucher schools, resuming in-person instruction among the contrasts in a contentious race.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson March 30, 2021 11:27 am CDT
Education Milwaukee Public Schools building
Education Most Milwaukee Students Headed Back to Classrooms Next Month

Parents will still be given the option to keep their child in all-virtual classes.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski March 24, 2021 3:18 pm CDT

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Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes speaks during a virtual listening session focused on small businesses' economic recovery from the pandemic. (Screenshot) Business ‘No Time to Waste’: Barnes Urges GOP To Pass Budget, Help Small Businesses
(Illustration by Morgaine Ford-Workman) Politics Here’s Why Republicans Are Introducing Bills All Over the US for Things Nobody In Wisconsin Is Asking For
The state Capitol in Madison is reflected off the windows of an office building across the street. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Politics Not Allowed: Nonpartisan Analysis Finds a Flaw in GOP Plans for Wisconsin Stimulus Money
Education FILE- University of Wisconsin System President and former Gov. Tommy Thompson addresses a crowd at a March 28, 2016, campaign event for then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who was running in the Republican presidential primary, at the River Steel plant in West Salem. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Education 75% of Fall Classes Will Be Taught in Person, Says Head of UW System

But a day after Tommy Thompson’s pronouncement, UW Madison warns of a spike in COVID-19 cases as a variant virus shows up in the area.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 19, 2021 3:18 pm CST
Politics Jill Underly and Deb Kerr face off in the April 6 election for state school superintendent. (Graphic illustration by Morgaine Ford-Workman)
Politics April’s Two State Superintendent Candidates Differ on Funding Voucher Schools

Underly and Kerr emerge from a seven-candidate primary field.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 17, 2021 9:36 am CST