Schools
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Pediatric Experts Answer Reader Questions About COVID-19
You asked us, so we asked the experts.
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Republican Lawmaker Wants to Stop UW System From Enacting COVID Rules
UW System president, former Gov. Thompson, says the proposal is “the biggest threat to in-person classes.”
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‘I Feel Like We’re Being Punished’: Schools Push Back Against GOP Budget Plan
Wisconsin faces a $4.4 billion surplus over the next three years, but Republicans are providing just a $128 million school funding boost. Evers proposed $1.6 billion.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Local Officials Can’t Close Schools, Another Blow to Public Health
Conservatives on the state’s high court have consistently ruled against public health restrictions implemented to guard against COVID-19.
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GOP Wants to Ban Critical Race Theory in Wisconsin Schools, but That’s Not a Thing
Critical race theory is barely taught outside of graduate school. Republicans’ intention, a leading theorist says, seems to be scaring teachers away from any talk of race.
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Republicans Want to Spend Less on Schools Than Evers Proposes, but Doing So Could Cost $1.5 Billion in Federal Aid
Legislators had been warned earlier that the aid from the American Rescue Plan is a supplement for struggling schools, not a substitute for state support.
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Are Schools Infrastructure? Ask the Wisconsin Students and Educators Using Buildings Dating Back Over 100 Years.
Biden infrastructure plan meant to help districts where local voters may or may not approve critically needed repairs and staff to build a new generation of graduates.
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DPI Finds ‘Severe, Pervasive, and Persistent’ Racism in Burlington Schools
A school district is put on notice, years after a mother first started fighting racism in the community.
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Wisconsin Schools Have 69 Referenda on Ballots. Some Just Ask for Basic Funds.
From keeping programs in place to bringing sites into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, cash-starved schools are asking their communities for extra funding due to the Legislature’s restrictions.
