Milwaukee Public Schools plans to add about 150 teachers and paraprofessionals to classrooms next school year. 

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More than 30 groups representing Milwaukee School of Engineering students, faculty and staff, unions and politicians, are asking the college to stop cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which uses a leased building on campus.

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Gov. Tony Evers vetoed legislation Monday that would have required Wisconsin to opt into a new federal expansion of a private voucher school program. 

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Criminal charges were filed this week against Wisconsin state Sen. Jesse James's daughter who allegedly stole money from his campaign fund.

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After more than five decades, West Bend East and West Bend West high schools will merge for the 2027-28 school year. 

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court debate scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed after Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor's campaign said she is ill.

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AI technology is developing so fast, experts say advances are becoming hard to measure. Recognizing this, the Universities of Wisconsin has launched a free series of videos for people who need a starting point.

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Spending by the New York-based 1776 Project PAC is up 240 percent on Wisconsin races this year compared to 2025, according to records from the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. 

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Cesar Chavez Day events planned for later this month in Wisconsin are being canceled, postponed or renamed after alleged sexual abuse allegations about the famed labor leader surfaced this week. 

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As Wisconsin’s Republican leaders and Gov. Tony Evers continue working to hammer out a deal to provide both tax relief and money for schools, the state’s legislative Democrats have come up with their own plan. 

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A Madison-area school district needs a new superintendent, but months of controversy have made their way into the search. 

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Wisconsin’s public schools lost 14,087 students this school year, with 68 out of 72 counties experiencing a decline in student enrollment.

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A federal complaint filed Wednesday alleges Oconto Falls School District officials overlooked sexual abuse of students for 20 years. 

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Fewer than 10 percent of faculty at UW-Madison identify as conservative, while 70 percent identify as liberal, according to a new poll. Of 2,388 tenured and tenure-track faculty, about 27 percent responded.

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Last week, the Board of Regents Education Committee unanimously approved revising a policy that would allow campuses to offer 90-credit degrees. 

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John Zumbrunnen has been named the University of Wisconsin–Madison's provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced Monday.

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Milwaukee Public Schools announced Friday it plans to cut 263 non-classroom staff positions to help reduce the $46 million budget gap the district is facing.

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As word spread across Brookfield that the U.S. Department of Education would arrive on Friday with its History Rocks! tour, some parents feared the event was part of what they see as a larger effort by the Trump administration to indoctrinate children. 

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