Stories tagged: "covid in schools"

Education Kiel Police Dept
Education Six Bomb Threats in Less Than Two Weeks—Kiel Becomes a Front in a National Debate Between Respect and Contempt

The tight-knit community of 3,900 is confused, concerned, and caught up in cultural crosscurrents.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow June 2, 2022 9:30 pm CDT
Education Madison protest
Education Opposition to School Pandemic Safeguards Becomes a Trojan Horse for Other Culture War Issues

Once-sleepy spring elections in Wisconsin get heated with comments about history, race, and the role of partisanship.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow March 30, 2022 5:18 pm CDT
Education School Board Battles National Groups
Education Education Advocates Warn of a ‘Very Well-Coordinated Disinformation Campaign’ Against Public Schools

Conservative opposition to science-based COVID safeguards then extended to teaching more accurate history lessons. The culture war-based campaigns distract from years of underfunding and undermining local control.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson March 21, 2022 1:54 pm CDT
Coronavirus UW-Madison. (Shutterstock)
Coronavirus UW System Will Drop Mask Requirements by Spring Break

The decision comes as Wisconsin's latest COVID wave rapidly subsides.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 16, 2022 1:48 pm CST
Coronavirus A healthcare worker assists a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Coronavirus COVID Is Spiking Again in Wisconsin—Just in Time for the Holidays

The situation mirror’s the state’s worst COVID spike on record, which happened last November.

JT Cestkowski JT Cestkowski Julian Emerson Julian Emerson November 18, 2021 3:45 pm CST

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Romney Johnson Editor's Letter Ron Johnson Working Overtime for Big Banks Means Many Wisconsin Workers Aren’t Getting Overtime Pay
Planned Parenthood Madison Healthcare Debunking Three of the Biggest Myths About Abortion
Analysis Threat of GOP-led Book Bans Looms Over ‘22 Elections
Festival street in Janesville Our Wisconsin Shaking Off the Rust (Belt), Janesville Rises to Offer Food, Shopping, and All the Elements of a Weekend Getaway
Coronavirus (Photo via School District of the Menomonie Area)
Coronavirus 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.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson November 15, 2021 11:38 am CST
Elections School Board Battles National Groups
Elections ‘We Conquered Fear and Anger’: Incumbents Hold Seats in Mequon-Thiensville School Recall

Supporters of the incumbents say the win shows most people don’t side with efforts to prevent COVID safeguards or stop the teaching of race and racism in schools.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson November 3, 2021 4:29 pm CDT