A conflicted Green Bay School Board voted to remove DEI language from several job descriptions.  The 4-3 vote Monday came after the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” […]

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At a business park in Waukesha County, one mom is working to do what she says the federal government is no longer interested in: creating a school that will be a welcoming place for LGBTQ+ students. 

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Lawmakers say the “Help Not Harm Act" will protect minors from “making life-altering, irreversible decisions that cause mental and bodily harm.”

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The U.S. Department of Education terminated more than $600 million in teacher training grants this week, including funds for a program designed to bring more special education teachers into Milwaukee Public Schools. 

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The state organization that oversees most Wisconsin high school athletic programs updated a policy Wednesday to say only athletes “designated as females at birth” would be allowed to compete in girls sports.

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Incumbent State Superintendent Jill Underly and private school advocate Brittany Kinser were the top two vote getters in a field of three in Tuesday's primary race to head the Department of Public Instruction.

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Milwaukee Public Schools and the city of Milwaukee will split the costs of putting police officers in schools, ending the ongoing fight over moving the issue forward, a judge ruled […]

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The funding is tied up as the Legislature awaits oral arguments and a decision by the state Supreme Court.

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The Milwaukee Public School Board of Directors has chosen Brenda Cassellius as the new superintendent at a time when the district is facing challenges on several fronts: finances, facilities and […]

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The damning report outlines a number of internal and external factors at the district that have caused multiple failures.

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Wisconsin’s measuring stick for how students are performing in school changed this year when the state rolled out new testing standards. WPR set out to answer questions about standardized testing.

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Under the Republican proposal, DPI would have to use the same benchmark scores, score ranges and corresponding qualitative descriptions that were used on school report cards published in the 2019-20 school year.

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The order specifically mentions a Madison Metropolitan School District policy that it says calls on schools to “disrupt the gender binary” by teaching students to embrace different gender identities.

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Wisconsin continues to see the nation's widest disparity in math and reading scores between Black and white students, according to data released this week. 

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Gow was terminated from his chancellorship in December 2023 after pornographic videos he created and distributed came to light. 

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As President Donald Trump released a number of executive orders limiting immigration and ramping up deportation, many Wisconsin school districts are trying to reassure immigrant parents that schools are a safe place for their children. 

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Milwaukee Public Schools must return police officers to the district no later than Feb. 17, or appear in court to explain why it is not following state law. 

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The program is a streamlined application process that directly sends a students’ high school transcripts to UW-Milwaukee and MATC.

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An internal review found “concerns about financial operations and fiscal judgements,” according to the school. 

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Wisconsin legislative Republicans are circulating a bill that would undo changes the Department of Public Instruction made last year to the way student achievement is measured on state tests.  DPI […]

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