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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The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a lawsuit in Waukesha County Circuit Court against the state’s Higher Educational Aids Board alleging the $30,000 loan forgiveness program for minorities excludes qualified students from taxpayer aid based solely on race.

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“I actually use the attacks to frame the entirety of my class because it had such a huge impression on me,” teacher Sarah Kopplin said. “Having students mistreated because they were Muslim and Sikh and having them associated with terrorists, even though that's not who they are. That's really shaped me as an educator.”

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The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is asking students to voluntarily submit their vaccination status as the number of measles cases continues to rise in southwestern Wisconsin.

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Superintendent Brenda Cassellius says this school year there will be a renewed focus on reading proficiency, building upgrades --- particularly for schools located on the city’s North Side --- and transparency.

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A Racine Unified school board member --- and candidate for the state assembly --- is facing a formal complaint after attacking his opponent and other women online using a derogatory and profane slur.

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The Beloit City Manager is defending the police chief as the department faces severe staffing shortages since she took over the job.

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Phones have been prohibited during class time since July 1. But some parents say the new law doesn’t go far enough --- they would like to see all screen use limited in classrooms. 

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There are five permanent beer gardens and two traveling beer gardens operated by the county, and dozens more operated by local neighborhood groups and businesses. 

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Tuition at Wisconsin’s public university system will be frozen for the 2027-29 biennium if the Legislature agrees to invest $190 million in the Universites of Wisconsin System.

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We Energies internship program with Milwaukee Public Schools gives high school juniors and seniors the change to work as line mechanics, gas technicians and distribution system designers.

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Five Wisconsin public schools have been identified as “bright spots" nationally for helping third grade students achieve strong reading scores despite higher than average district poverty levels.

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