Siren, Dodgeville, Gillett and Winter school districts could all dissolve without increasing operational revenue.

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Headed into the Nov. 3 election, Republicans hold an 18-15 edge in the Wisconsin Senate. If Democrats flip two seats, and defend their own, they would capture a majority in the chamber.

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After years of struggling with declining enrollment, Alverno College changed its recruitment strategy with a renewed focus on athletics — and it’s starting to work. 

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Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany says he’ll make Wisconsin schools more accountable by giving parents and teachers more rights.

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Over the last year, Rina Ghose, a data science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has attempted to look across Wisconsin to find out how this disruption is affecting the state’s workforce.

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Every vote counts, but residents of a handful of Wisconsin Assembly districts will have more say than most when it comes to deciding who controls state government next year.

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Organizers attempting to recall two Winneconne Community School District board members will file an appeal with the Wisconsin Elections Commission this week after their petitions were rejected.

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Starting next year, every Wisconsin student will have to take a financial literacy class before they can graduate from high school. A $296,000 grant to school districts will help make that requirement more financially feasible.

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The primate research conducted at UW-Madison’s Harlow Lab and Wisconsin National Primate Research Center has been the subject of controversy for many years. 

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School Boards for Academic Excellence was created in 2023 as the “reform-minded alternative to the National School Board Association.”

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Milwaukee Public Schools is seeing early gains under the district’s new literacy plan with 23 schools up five or more percentage points on the Wisconsin Forward Exam.

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The Watertown Unified School District gained national attention this spring when it banned an instrumental piece of music tied to LGBTQ+ history. Now the district has decided to replace the 2027 spring musical.

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Underly called on the state Legislature to change the way Wisconsin schools are funded and called on Wisconsinites to choose leaders who will “protect public education and invest in the next generation.”

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Thousands of Milwaukee Public School students headed to American Family Field on Wednesday to celebrate a $46 million program targeted at helping kids succeed after high school graduation.

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Education majors at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are using an AI-powered student avatar to get experience teaching math problems.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has its highest enrollment in 17 years, with first year student enrollment up nearly 1 percent and transfer enrollment up 4.5 percent.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is considering offering a three-year education degree to save their students money, while getting teachers into classrooms faster.

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Coach James Akita was placed on paid administrative leave on Sept. 4.

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A Republican lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would create screen-free classrooms through second grade.

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St. Camillus is a large, up-scale campus with more than 600 older adults who come and go from their own apartments. Marquette students live in their own apartments next to residents in the independent living space.

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