EDUCATION
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GOP Budget Includes School Spending Increase, Tax Cuts—but There Are a Few Big Catches
GOP lawmakers say they’ve increased funding for schools and cut taxes for the middle class. It’s true on paper, but leaves out some key context.
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‘I Feel Like We’re Being Punished’: Schools Push Back Against GOP Budget Plan
Wisconsin faces a $4.4 billion surplus over the next three years, but Republicans are providing just a $128 million school funding boost. Evers proposed $1.6 billion.
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GOP Wants to Ban Critical Race Theory in Wisconsin Schools, but That’s Not a Thing
Critical race theory is barely taught outside of graduate school. Republicans’ intention, a leading theorist says, seems to be scaring teachers away from any talk of race.
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Republicans Want to Spend Less on Schools Than Evers Proposes, but Doing So Could Cost $1.5 Billion in Federal Aid
Legislators had been warned earlier that the aid from the American Rescue Plan is a supplement for struggling schools, not a substitute for state support.
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The 3 R’s, a Pandemic, and Infrastructure Debates Give the Next DPI Leader a Full Inbox
Underly sets up a large transition team before taking over as state superintendent in early July.
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Are Schools Infrastructure? Ask the Wisconsin Students and Educators Using Buildings Dating Back Over 100 Years.
Biden infrastructure plan meant to help districts where local voters may or may not approve critically needed repairs and staff to build a new generation of graduates.
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Underly Wins State Superintendent Post While GOP Holds On to Two Legislative Seats
Conservative-backed candidates win two Court of Appeals judgeships as voters take part in local, non-partisan elections.
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Wisconsin Schools Have 69 Referenda on Ballots. Some Just Ask for Basic Funds.
From keeping programs in place to bringing sites into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, cash-starved schools are asking their communities for extra funding due to the Legislature’s restrictions.
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Black History and Slavery a ‘Small Part’ of US History? This Suburban School Board Candidate and Cop Says So.
Milwaukee Police officer Kevin Zimmermann has a social media history full of extreme comments and COVID-19 falsehoods on public and private accounts.
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Candidates for Wisconsin’s Top Education Job Have Decidedly Different Positions
Voucher schools, resuming in-person instruction among the contrasts in a contentious race.
