It’s Banned Books Week. Here are some books that faced challenges in Wisconsin last year
It's Banned Book Week, what has been banned in Wisconsin?
Oct
2025
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SCHOOLS
Sep
2025
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Opinion: Here’s how to address 7 claims made to justify book bans
Besides correcting misinformation, there are other actions you can take to guarantee the freedom to read in our communities.
Sep
2025
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Wisconsin’s Aniya Warren became a children’s book author ahead of her first season with the Badgers
Aniya Warren’s book — “I Am Human,” which is independently published and available for purchase on Amazon — combines her off-the-court writing passion with an important message about it being OK to make mistakes.
Sep
2025
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Opinion: Book bans threaten our right to read. Here’s what you need to know.
Book bans often target the stories about people we don’t regularly see in our communities and daily lives.
Aug
2025
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Wisconsin’s budget shifts money from schools to Milwaukee prosecutors. That may violate the state constitution.
The budget diverts an estimated $2.2 million annually for the district attorney’s office that’s supposed to go to a fund for Milwaukee schools
Aug
2025
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This school built high-end training sites on campus to prepare students for local skilled jobs
A Sears autobody shop, 16 welding stations and a factory-sized construction on-campus classroom give students real-world work training experience to prepare them for jobs in career and technical education.
Aug
2025
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9 quirky traditions Wisconsin colleges carry on
At these universities, traditions new and old are a vital part of the college experience.
Aug
2025
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Wisconsin DHS confirms nine measles cases, urges families to get vaccinated
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is urging residents to get vaccinated amid the confirmation of the first measles cases in the state this year and as families begin back-to-school preparation with vaccine rates still down.
Jul
2025
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A program helps teachers tell Milwaukee’s untold stories. The Trump administration says it will no longer fund it.
A program at Marquette University that trains Milwaukee-area teachers to incorporate the city’s untold stories – particularly those of communities of color – into their classrooms is losing federal funding.
Mar
2025
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Why this lakefront Wisconsin school district is swimming with funding issues
In one small western Wisconsin community, lakefront properties and vacation homes are causing funding angst for the rural year-round residents.
