Jill Underly, currently serving her first term as state superintendent, and Brittany Kinser, an advocate of the state’s private school voucher program and public charter schools, both advanced in Tuesday’s primary.
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Posted inEducation, Forward, Government
Race for Wisconsin education chief lacks traditional conservative candidate
Overshadowed by the state Supreme Court race, the Feb. 18 primary for Wisconsin’s top education official could significantly affect the future of K-12 schools.
Posted inEducation
A Lac du Flambeau tribe child was violently bullied at school. Now his mother is speaking out.
Years of racist school bullying culminated in an assault, prompting a family to move for their safety.
Posted inEducation, Government
Voters approve tax increases for many Wisconsin school districts
Voters in 107 Wisconsin school districts approved tax increases to benefit schools, a preliminary Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis found. Just 30 failed.
Posted inFact briefs
Did Donald Trump threaten to withhold funding to schools based on how they teach history?
Yes. Former President Donald Trump said in a TV interview he would withhold federal funding from schools based on how they teach history.
Posted inEducation, Government
Elections can be polarizing. How are Wisconsin teachers bringing them into the classroom?
Teachers across the country are facing decisions on how to talk about elections in an increasingly polarized world. In Wisconsin, there are a lot of factors that may influence that decision.
Posted inForward, Government
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear challenge to governor on school funding
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Tony Evers’ last-minute budget maneuver increasing funding for Wisconsin school districts for the next 400 years.
Posted inEducation
Ideological Wisconsin law firm strengthening ties with state school boards
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, or WILL, has gotten more involved with local school boards.
Posted inEducation
Over 100 Wisconsin school districts fielded inquiries, challenges to books
More than 100 Wisconsin school districts — 1 in 4 — fielded inquiries about books or formal requests to remove them since 2020, according to a Wisconsin Watch review of records obtained from all but two of the state’s 421 public school districts.
Posted inOpinion
We’re not living a ‘predicted’ life: Student perspectives on Wisconsin’s dropout algorithm
Wisconsin took down its dropout predictions after a Markup investigation. Here’s what two students who were featured have to say.
Posted inEducation
Milwaukee schools lack air conditioning despite rising temperatures. Here’s what we know.
About half of Milwaukee Public Schools buildings lack full or partial air conditioning, risking learning loss. The district has no plan for major upgrades.
Posted inFact briefs
Did Florida decide that its middle school curriculum will include that some enslaved people benefited from slavery?
Yes. Instruction includes “how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”