Students at Milwaukee School of Engineering are protesting the presence of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on campus.

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Health care experts say missing school can exacerbate rather than help a student’s struggles with anxiety and other mental health issues.

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An independent audit of the the Department of Public Instruction found about a quarter of Wisconsin’s school districts missed the deadline to file financial statements in the 2022-23 school year. 

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"We know there are gifted educators looking for a way to get back to the classroom," Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said. "This is an incredible opportunity to do just that."

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In Prairie du Sac and across the state, educators say young children have been struggling with language development.

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison saw a sharp drop in the number of new students attending from overseas this fall, the decline coming after college officials voiced concerns about the impact of Trump administration policies on international enrollment.

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Republican Party of Milwaukee County 1st Vice Chair Brett Galaszewski said the party was too distraught to hold an event until now.

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Republican legislators are proposing a "Dual Enrollment Reform Bill" they say would simplify the process to make it more accessible for all students.

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A provision in the 2025-27 Wisconsin budget allowing Milwaukee County to divert $4.4 million from school libraries to fund district attorney positions is being challenged in court. 

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Two rural Wisconsin school districts have contracted with an online mental health care provider to expand access to students who sometimes have to wait months to see a therapist.

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A new Wisconsin Policy Forum report released Friday found turnover rates for teachers dropped to 14 percent in 2024 and are at 12.9 percent this year. 

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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former first grade teacher who was fired after publicly criticizing the School District of Waukesha for banning a Dolly Parton song. 

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Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman is urging high school students and their families to fill out FAFSA paperwork if students plan to attend one of the state's 13 public schools or other private colleges.

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A Madison-area school district continues to face fallout after a top administrator was charged with multiple counts related to child pornography that police say involved students at a school.

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Newly released state testing data shows just under half of Wisconsin’s third through eighth graders are performing at grade level in math and reading. 

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The superintendent of MPS said the decision to end recruitment of international teachers was made months ago and the Trump administration's executive order last week confirmed the decision.

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The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative law firm that has become more involved in education issues over the last several years, has decided to take on math reform. 

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The federal grant program that has helped fund foreign language education and programming at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and across the country for more than 60 years has been canceled by the Trump administration. 

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During her fifth State of Education address, Wisconsin Superintendent Jill Underly on Thursday called for political unity, but she said the federal government has become a bully to public schools.

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The foundation chooses school districts that are already working with other mental health resources in their communities.

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