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Right-wing extremism causes budget woes for school districts

In aftermath of funding freeze, fears linger at Head Start program

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As Wisconsin schools struggle to stay afloat, the toll on communities intensifies

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Two candidates advance in Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction election

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Federal funding freeze creates chaos for Wisconsin Head Start programs

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Colored pencils, alphabet blocks, and an apple on top of a stack of books.

Wisconsin’s new teacher apprenticeship program aims to address educator shortage

Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.

Trump rescinds federal recognition of transgender and nonbinary people

Crosses at Madison school shooting vigil

Madison community unites to mourn victims of Abundant Life Christian School shooting

A crowd fills the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda on the fifth day of labor demonstrations, Feb. 16, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Thousands came to protest the governor's proposal to eliminate collective bargaining for most public workers. Seven unions representing teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, attempting to end the state's near-total ban on collective bargaining for most public employees.

‘It’s about time’: Wisconsin teachers celebrate judge’s Act 10 ruling

Then Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference on July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Trump’s reelection puts elimination of Department of Education on the table

The Hartford Union High School District is one of several Wisconsin school districts facing federal Title IX complaints related to their treatment of transgender and nonbinary students.

Wisconsin school districts face new discrimination complaints

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School vouchers suck money out of public schools, hurt low-income kids, expert says

The Transgender flag is displayed during the Transgender Day of Remembrance Gathering at Washington Square Park in New York, NY on November 20, 2023.

Federal complaint accuses Kettle Moraine School District of violating discrimination rules

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At least 120 school districts are asking voters for more funding this fall

Law enforcement personnel respond to a report of a person armed with a rifle at Mount Horeb Middle School in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

Baldwin helps secure mental health funding for Mount Horeb schools after shooting

Love Makes A Family

Milwaukee-area school district hit with discrimination complaint over book removal

Tim Walz

Tim Walz’s record highlights differences between Democrats, Republicans on education