Education
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After National Lambasting, Waukesha Schools Opt Back Into Free Meals Program
One board member who refused to change his stance told his colleagues to “find their fortitude and their spine.”
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‘Our Hopes Lie With All of You’: 500 Wisconsin Pediatricians Call on Schools to Require Masks
With the school year just around the corner and COVID-19 cases surging, medical experts say it’s key to require masks in schools.
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‘It’s Part of Who I Am’: Education Advocates Slam Bills That Would Whitewash History Classes
Sponsors say discussions of institutional racism and implicit bias will make white people feel bad.
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UW System Faces Uphill Battle After State Funding Freeze, Pandemic, Reports Find
Wisconsin needs strong schools to attract and maintain a healthy workforce, but the state’s top two research facilities face numerous struggles.
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GOP Budget Includes School Spending Increase, Tax Cuts—but There Are a Few Big Catches
GOP lawmakers say they’ve increased funding for schools and cut taxes for the middle class. It’s true on paper, but leaves out some key context.
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‘I Feel Like We’re Being Punished’: Schools Push Back Against GOP Budget Plan
Wisconsin faces a $4.4 billion surplus over the next three years, but Republicans are providing just a $128 million school funding boost. Evers proposed $1.6 billion.
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GOP Wants to Ban Critical Race Theory in Wisconsin Schools, but That’s Not a Thing
Critical race theory is barely taught outside of graduate school. Republicans’ intention, a leading theorist says, seems to be scaring teachers away from any talk of race.
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Republicans Want to Spend Less on Schools Than Evers Proposes, but Doing So Could Cost $1.5 Billion in Federal Aid
Legislators had been warned earlier that the aid from the American Rescue Plan is a supplement for struggling schools, not a substitute for state support.
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The 3 R’s, a Pandemic, and Infrastructure Debates Give the Next DPI Leader a Full Inbox
Underly sets up a large transition team before taking over as state superintendent in early July.
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Are Schools Infrastructure? Ask the Wisconsin Students and Educators Using Buildings Dating Back Over 100 Years.
Biden infrastructure plan meant to help districts where local voters may or may not approve critically needed repairs and staff to build a new generation of graduates.
