EDUCATION
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UW-Madison Stops In-Person Classes, New COVID-19 Dashboard Tracks Growing Surge on WI Campuses
Dane County Executive says he has “deep concern,” asks UW-Madison officials to send undergraduate students home.
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Campuses Open. Coronavirus Spreads. Now, Campuses May Close.
Wisconsin communities see spikes as students put the emphasis on “social” and less on “distance.”
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Teachers With Underlying Health Concerns Told to Return to School or Else
Some educators are told they still have to teach from an empty classroom, not a healthier home environment.
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With Schools Barely Back in Session, COVID-19 Is Already Spreading
“Test scores don’t mean a lot if you’re dead,” say educators of the still-untamed virus.
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Biden Says Trump and DeVos ‘Haven’t Stepped Up,’ Leaving Schools Unable to Safely Reopen
“This year we’re facing some of the most difficult circumstances and we’re seeing an awful lot of heart and grit from our educators and our students to try to rise to the occasion here. But our government hasn’t risen up to that bar.”
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Private School Parent Wants Supreme Court to Rule on Dane County Order Requiring Virtual Learning
Order no longer allows third through 12th grades to meet for in-person instruction.
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UW System Will Not Make COVID-Closure Metrics Public
Interim President, Tommy Thompson, also said he can garner bipartisan support for investing in the state’s college system.
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State Health Officials Warn COVID-19 Outbreaks Will Happen on School, College Campuses
Chances increased due to high level of community spread in the state.
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Biden Plan Targets ‘Child-Care Emergency’ Made Worse by Pandemic
Lack of GOP help, COVID capacity limits, pervasively low pay, and lack of benefits threaten a key component of any economic recovery.
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Schools That Reopened Last Week Are Already Shutting Down Over COVID-19
School districts are facing coronavirus outbreaks as they begin to reopen without the federal funding necessary to do so safely.
