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Tag: Public Schools

Posted inFact briefs

Has Milwaukee Public Schools enrollment dropped 10% in three years?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch August 1st, 2023August 1st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Milwaukee Public Schools enrollment was 67,500 in the 2022-23 school year — 9.6% less than the 2019-20 enrollment of 74,683.

Posted inHealth & Welfare

Six-week waits, one counselor for eight rural districts: These are some of the hurdles facing youth mental health

Natalie Eilbert headshot by Natalie Eilbert / Green Bay Press-Gazette April 18th, 2023August 22nd, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Families and schools alike are scrambling to get the mental health care their children need to thrive. Providers are stretched thin. What’s going on?

Posted inFact briefs

Did the 2017-19 Wisconsin budget represent ‘the biggest increase in state history for public education?’

Avatar photo by Erin Gretzinger / Wisconsin Watch February 6th, 2023February 6th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. The 2017-19 biennial budget was the largest dollar and percent increase in per-pupil funding in state history, according to a statement from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Posted inEducation

Tired of turmoil, Kiel residents rebuke far-right school officials

Avatar photo by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch January 24th, 2023May 28th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Seven months after a transgender bullying investigation spurred bomb threats, moderates regain control of the school board in Kiel, Wisconsin.

Posted inEducation, Government

New school standards under attack

by Nora HertelAugust 25th, 2013April 16th, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The national standards, developed quietly and adopted by State Superintendent Tony Evers with little controversy in 2010, are now the subject of intense debate in Wisconsin and nationwide.

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