The Trump administration has terminated six UW-Madison student visas and seven alumni visa employment extensions, the university announced Monday.

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Nearly a quarter of Wisconsin fourth graders lack basic math knowledge. The National Council on Teacher Quality says that's because only one in eight colleges are adequately spending enough time preparing future teachers to teach fundamental math topics.

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Voters approved about 55 percent of the 89 referendums across the state, leaving 45 percent of districts now scrambling to figure out what’s next. 

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The Trump administration is giving public K-12 schools 10 days to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs or be at risk of losing federal funding. 

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State Superintendent Jill Underly was reelected Tuesday, beating educational consultant Brittany Kinser to continue leading Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction. 

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The state Department of Public Instruction sets the direction of public education in Wisconsin. Here’s what the agency and the state superintendent do.

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State Superintendent Jill Underly and challenger Brittany Kinser met online yesterday in the first and only public forum before the April 1 election.

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At a school board meeting this week, dozens of parents either spoke out or wrote letters opposing the district’s annual staff allocating process.

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A private Christian school in Milwaukee has grown over the last five years to become the largest recipient of funding through Wisconsin's Private School Choice Programs.

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A private Christian school in Milwaukee has grown over the last five years to become the largest recipient of funding through Wisconsin's Private School Choice Programs.

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More than half of Wisconsinites say educational standards are too low, but at the same time, they don’t know if reading and math test scores have gone up or down. 

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison was one of 60 higher education institutions warned about a potential loss of federal funding if they fail to protect Jewish students. 

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Still, the four-year graduation rate varies depending on race and location. 

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Over the next two months, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and high school athletic directors will decide if student athletes should profit from their name, image and likeness. 

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The Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a $76.5 million artificial intelligence learning center, which will house its new center for applied artificial intelligence. 

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Wisconsin is producing more teachers than are retiring from the profession, and enrollment rates in educator preparation programs are trending upward, according to a new report from the state.

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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision that a state program that distributes grants to minority college students is unconstitutional. 

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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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