Schools
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Rural Wisconsinites don’t want referendums funding their school districts, but the Legislature leaves them no choice
There are 91 school referendums on ballots across the state for the April 2 spring election in Wisconsin. They’ve become a fixture as the Legislature has refused to provide public school funding that keeps up with inflation—for 16 consecutive years.
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Opinion: Empowering educators: A call for negotiation rights in Wisconsin
The restoration of our right to negotiate with employers is crucial to ensuring that we can continue delivering for the communities that rely on us every day.
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Opinion: Students and educators need us now more than ever. This Public Schools Week, commit to celebrating and advocating for them all year long
I have been a public school student and a public school teacher, but it is the prospect of soon becoming a public school parent that strengthens my resolve to make sure our schools and our educators have what they need to serve our children.
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Why one Wisconsin teen wants lawmakers to prioritize sex ed
Wisconsin Democrats are looking to reinstate a bill that would require all public schools in the state to teach a comprehensive sex education course. The Healthy Youth Act would require students to receive medically accurate, age appropriate, and human growth and development information. “I’ve known people who’ve gotten STIs, I’ve known people who’ve gotten pregnant…
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Why do Girl Scout cookies taste different across Wisconsin?
From what’s for sale and where to buy, to why some flavors really do taste different: your guide to the 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season.
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11 Wisconsin schools dominate list of America’s top 100 community colleges
How do Wisconsin’s two-year schools compare to the rest of the country? Using data from Niche’s Best Community Colleges in America list, ranking website Stacker compiled a list of the top 100 community colleges and – to our pleasant surprise – Wisconsin dominated.
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Opinion: The importance of honoring Black History Month amid continued GOP attacks on BIPOC communities
In 2024, part of that work will mean standing up to politicians who are trying to censor Black history curriculum in Wisconsin schools, ban books, make it harder for voters of color to have their voices heard, and attack DEI and other programs meant to give BIPOC communities equal opportunities to thrive in our state.
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More than memorizing: Why Wisconsin students are learning their language and keeping their culture alive
Students taking Ho-Chunk classes are feeling a responsibility to reclaim their culture, beginning with their endangered language. Karolann Mann, a junior, sits in her afternoon class at Black River Falls High School in midwestern Wisconsin, eagerly soaking up all the words and phrases she can. “I took Ho-Chunk class so I can have the connection…
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Opinion: Brace yourselves: Kids face harsh conditions all year
By supporting public schools at the ballot box—and stubbornly keeping our rhetoric about public schools honest, unifying, and positive—we will protect our kids, our schools, our school boards, and our communities.
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Why Packers running back AJ Dillon wrote a children’s book
“I wanted to have a different moral of the story,” Dillon said. “In the children’s books that I’ve read over the years, the character tries new things and then everybody finds the one thing they’re good at and that’s the end of the story.”
