Education
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No Good Options: Seven Wisconsin Families Tell Us How They’re Coping With the New School Year
The ongoing spread of the coronavirus is putting school officials, parents, and students in unique situations. Everyone is struggling to adapt.
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Teachers Demand Legislature Step Up as They Struggle to Educate Students Safely
GOP lawmakers haven’t met in more than 170 days as educators struggle with costs, connectivity, and minimizing coronavirus exposure.
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More In-Person Classes Canceled as Record COVID-19 Surge Hits Wisconsin
Oshkosh high schools and UW-River Falls cite ongoing coronavirus spread.
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La Crosse Is Latest UW Campus to Quarantine Students, Will Shift to Online Classes
Number of COVID-19 cases on campus reaches 275 in less than one week.
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UW-Madison Stops In-Person Classes, New COVID-19 Dashboard Tracks Growing Surge on WI Campuses
Dane County Executive says he has “deep concern,” asks UW-Madison officials to send undergraduate students home.
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Campuses Open. Coronavirus Spreads. Now, Campuses May Close.
Wisconsin communities see spikes as students put the emphasis on “social” and less on “distance.”
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Teachers With Underlying Health Concerns Told to Return to School or Else
Some educators are told they still have to teach from an empty classroom, not a healthier home environment.
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With Schools Barely Back in Session, COVID-19 Is Already Spreading
“Test scores don’t mean a lot if you’re dead,” say educators of the still-untamed virus.
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Biden Says Trump and DeVos ‘Haven’t Stepped Up,’ Leaving Schools Unable to Safely Reopen
“This year we’re facing some of the most difficult circumstances and we’re seeing an awful lot of heart and grit from our educators and our students to try to rise to the occasion here. But our government hasn’t risen up to that bar.”
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Private School Parent Wants Supreme Court to Rule on Dane County Order Requiring Virtual Learning
Order no longer allows third through 12th grades to meet for in-person instruction.
