EDUCATION
Operation Fresh Start helps pave a new path for young adults in Dane County
“I definitely found my passion and what I want to do for the rest of my life,” said Adriel Romero, a participant in the program.
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“I definitely found my passion and what I want to do for the rest of my life,” said Adriel Romero, a participant in the program.
The 30-year, $1 billion capital referendum passed by just five votes in April 2020.
Public funding for the Universities of Wisconsin amounted to $6,653 per full-time student last year, compared to a national average of $10,820.
It’s the first time a Wisconsin school has won the prestigious Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Sen. Baldwin pressed Kennedy on why the federal government delayed sending funding to a Head Start operation outside Milwaukee, forcing it to close.
It comes after MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius announced last week the district would downsize 181 academic office positions.
Projects include a collaboration with the Trout Museum of Art.
More than 1,500 undergraduate students are entering a new chapter in their lives – following the election of Pope Leo XIV.
Since at least 2018, the school has discriminated against children with disabilities, according to the Department of Justice.
Some employees who are currently working in the MPS central office will be placed into classrooms throughout the district.
Rocket Academy provides high school students with hands-on learning experiences that help launch their careers in various trades.
“We have students that have not attended school yet this school year,” AASD Superintendent Greg Hartjes said.
We talk to an expert about how a college savings plan can apply to more than just traditional universities.
The U.S. Department of Education said it was terminating the 2024 School-Based Mental Health Professionals Grant Program.
Defaulted loans could go to collections starting May 5.
The Kenosha Unified School District used settlement money they got from a $1.7 billion lawsuit against Juul to pay for vape detectors.
UW-Madison said it still does not know why the visa terminations occurred in the first place, nor does it know why records were restored.
A Wisconsin Policy Forum report shows student homelessness in the state rose 9.1% from last year and reached a new high in the 2023-24 school year.
The school has been closed since March 17 and underwent lead remediation efforts.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has awarded $730,000 in federal funding to programs providing extra academic support outside of school.
The goal is to build a stronger program and facility to use AI “to help solve the technical challenges of the 21st century.”
Students and teachers express concern over the future of higher education.
One winner from the mathematics category and one winner from the science category will each receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation.
An annual scorecard shows that its reading scores have grown the most out of all 421 school districts in the state.
Two other international students who attend UW-Madison who had visas revoked will have additional time to present their cases.
Singh is currently serving at the interim president of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Conn. He has served in that role since 2023.
Samuel Karns is the principal at Todd Elementary School, which serves 4K to 5th grade students in the School District of Beloit.
The annual award recognizes leaders who have outstanding contributions to “student success, school improvement and educational leadership."
However, the audit estimates that tens of millions of dollars were spent on such initiatives.
District leaders say the immediate goal is to remove the danger and cosmetic work will be done at a later time.
Universities of Wisconsin confirmed 40 visas had been terminated for international students and alumni who attend schools across the system.
The Wisconsin Policy Forum found that 36 — or 38.3% — of the referenda proposed this year were “retries."
Arrowhead Union High School District was one of 38 school districts in the state that failed to pass their referendum on the April 1 ballot.
It's giving them hands-on experience in the field to get their EMT license right out of school.
Head Start programs benefited 16,000 kids statewide last year.
Pratima Gandhi will serve as interim chancellor starting July 14, as the current chancellor leaves to become UW-Milwaukee's next chancellor.
The town hall will be held on Wednesday, April 10 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is open to those at affected schools.
Sean Kane, who was helping oversee the lead issues in the district, was "separated from the district." Other experts were terminated in HHS cuts.
A majority of the larger school district referenda did not pass, including for Arrowhead Union. Racine and Oshkosh, the two largest, did pass.
In Nov. 2024, the district asked voters for $261.2 million to fund a new high school. Voters did not pass that one, either.
A Wisconsin Policy Forum study looks at why Milwaukee's education continues to score low and what it could do differently.
The Arrowhead Union High School District is proposing a $136.2 million plan that would consolidate the district’s two high school building into one.
Thomas Gibson has served as the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point since Jan. 2021, being the 15th person to serve in the role.
Superintendent Jill Underly changed standardized testing benchmarks and reclassified levels of student achievement in 2024.
It comes after school resource officers were returned to MPS earlier this month.
If the referendum fails, school district leaders said they will have to cut some student programs, along with various staff positions.
Chancellor James Schmidt will continue serving through June 30. Mike Carney will serve as the interim chancellor until a new chancellor is chosen.
For over 30 years, Dave Linsmeier has been serving the greater Milwaukee area as a part of the early childhood centers his family started decades ago.
More than a dozen schools compete in the “Renew Our Schools Challenge," including Golda Meir in Milwaukee.
On April 1, 19% of Wisconsin school districts — 81 — in the state will ask voters to approve at least one referendum.
