Despite making up more than half of the total University of Wisconsin student body, only a quarter of current College of Engineering students are female and just 15% are people of color.
The result? Inherent sexism. What can be done?
Regents vote down a deal negotiated between the university system president and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. (Update: Regents would reverse themselves days later.)
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.
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. You see the problem, but what's the fix?
School boards and local governments are always on the lookout for new candidates who want to step up and serve their hometowns.
There is an alarming number of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) in the state. Wisconsin, like much of North America, is only beginning to tackle this silent crisis. To start, the state created a task force hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ). Its mission: addressing the rates of “abduction, homicide, violence, and trafficking of Indigenous women in Wisconsin.”
The “extremist” group Moms for Liberty backed more than 130 candidates during this election cycle, but an overwhelming majority lost their races as parents pushed back on the organization’s far-right agenda for public education.
Participants on Tuesday discussed “the growing chorus of diverse voices speaking out against politicians and their far-right supporters’ attempts to attack students’ freedom to learn."
Announcement comes as children account for the largest number of new COVID-19 cases in the state.
The district said the mural didn't represent "all members of our school community." But who was really left out?
