UW-La Crosse is a nationally-ranked school with a fascinating history. But how much of it do you really know?
Rural Wisconsinites don’t want referendums funding their school districts, but the Legislature leaves them no choice
There are 91 school referendums on ballots across the state for the April 2 spring election in Wisconsin. They’ve become a fixture as the Legislature has refused to provide public school funding that keeps up with inflation—for 16 consecutive years.
COVID Causes Menomonie Schools to Cancel Classes Next Week
Announcement comes as children account for the largest number of new COVID-19 cases in the state.
Wisconsin Parents Are Standing Up for COVID Safety In Schools
As school boards—many times influenced by groups funded by national conservative organizations—decline to enact COVID safety protocols, local parent groups are pushing back.
Menomonie Parents Request Due Process Hearing Over School District’s COVID Safety Protocols
The action is the first such known as parents throughout Wisconsin seek remedies for school districts that don’t require COVID safety.
Native American Leaders Seeking Improvements to Curriculum After Teacher Wears Racist Outfit
Insensitive depictions of Native Americans are demeaning and further negative views that help lead to violence against indigenous people, advocates said.
Parents, Progressive PAC Weigh Lawsuits Against Schools That Refuse to Enact COVID Rules
Lawsuits against Wisconsin schools that don’t require masks could be filed soon following the death of at least two students who had tested positive for the coronavirus.
A Mondovi High Schooler Died While COVID-Positive. The School Board Still Didn’t Require Masks.
Dylan Passa is the second school-age Wisconsinite to die after testing positive for COVID-19 since the school year began.
‘Made-Up Political Outrage’: Republican Legislators Target Efforts to Teach About Historic Racism
Professor responds that students “don’t have to agree with me, but they do have to think.”
Menomonie School Board Ends Mandatory COVID Contact Quarantines, Leaves Decision With Parents
The vote comes after the school board voted twice last month against requiring masks amid a nationwide surge of the Delta COVID-19 variant.