by Associated Press | 12 01, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS, LABOR POLITICS, STATE LEGISLATURE
Scott Walker’s signature attack on public education and unions has withstood past challenges. New lawsuit is based on the state constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. Seven unions representing teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit...
by Christina Lorey | 11 30, 2023 | LOCAL NEWS
Since 2005, more than 2,500 newspapers across the US have closed. That’s left some 70 million Americans with either no local news organization or only one. The decline of local journalism can be felt here in Wisconsin too, of course. In the Northwoods,...
by Pat Kreitlow | 11 27, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS
School boards and local governments are always on the lookout for new candidates who want to step up and serve their hometowns. Opportunity is about to come knocking for people who would like to become more involved in their community’s schools and local government....
by Salina Heller | 11 23, 2023 | COMMUNITY, EDUCATION COMMUNITY
It was 2015 and 30-year-old Jacinda Muir had just graduated school to become a CNA in western Wisconsin. The youngest of five kids, she loved children and had a heart of gold, according to her sister, Stacy Byerlay. But on May 17 of that year, Jacinda’s life was cut...
by Isabel Soisson | 11 13, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS, POLITICS
Moms for Liberty-backed school board candidates lost big in their respective elections last week, representing a serious rebuke of the far-right organization focused on book banning, educational censorship, and attacks on public education. The group—which the...
by Isabel Soisson | 06 07, 2023 | EDUCATION POLITICS, POLITICS
On Tuesday, teachers and their allies from across the United States participated in a virtual meeting to discuss their upcoming Teach Truth Day of Action, which is set to take place on June 10. On that day, educators, students, parents, and community members in...