Wisconsin’s budget writing committee will turn its attention to public school funding Thursday. On the line is everything from increasing the special education reimbursement rate to supporting youth mental health to providing meals to children.

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A Republican-sponsored bill would require the state Department of Public Instruction to pilot a virtual reality technology program to teach math.

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The coalition needs bipartisan support, which activist Howard Fuller and Mayor Cavalier Johnson hope can be allocated in the next state budget. 

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Facing an uncertain financial future, UW-Parkside is merging its four academic colleges into a single college led by one leadership team.

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Southern Wisconsin has been seeing some of the worst air quality in the nation Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket much of the state.

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Milwaukee Public Schools has missed another deadline to submit financial data to the Department of Public Instruction, resulting in additional state aid for this year being withheld. 

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A Wisconsin mother who lost her daughter to suicide is urging lawmakers to make it easier to get mental health treatment for older teens.

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Reading Corps is a nationwide AmeriCorps program that's in about 60 Wisconsin school districts across the state, including in Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Dane, Brown, La Crosse, Sauk, Marinette, Eau Claire and Juneau counties.

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The Universities of Wisconsin would have to provide students with around-the-clock access to virtual mental health providers under a new Republican proposal. 

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An elementary school in Grant County has changed its approach to teaching math — and it has paid off. Now, nearly 80 percent of the students at Winskill Elementary School are at grade level. That's double the state average.

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The two deaths at UW-Platteville are being investigated as a murder-suicide, campus officials said. 

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Two UW-Platteville female students died in a “targeted and isolated” dorm incident Monday. Both women lived in the Wilgus Hall dormitory.

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Students at UW-Platteville were ordered to shelter in place late Monday afternoon, with reports from police of an "emergency situation." The order was lifted at about 5 p.m., and the university issued an alert saying that there is "no active threat to the campus community."

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Milwaukee Public Schools could again lose state aid for not submitting financial data on time. 

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The Universities of Wisconsin ranked 44th out of 50 states in public funding in 2024 — a drop of one spot from 2023. 

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