Benjamin Yount

Wisconsin’s two largest school districts are likely looking at massive budget shortfalls next year, despite millions from local tax increases and tens of millions of dollars from the federal government over the past two years....
The latest plan to limit the books on school library shelves in Wisconsin could lead to lawsuits over "obscene materials."...
A new report shows just how lopsided the political activity among teachers in Wisconsin really is....
Wisconsin’s state superintendent of schools is warning of “suffering” if lawmakers don’t give her the billions of dollars that she’s asked for in the new state budget....
Enrollment in Wisconsin’s public schools is down, yet many school districts in the state continue to be paid for students who are no longer in their classrooms....
The way Wisconsin’s schools teach reading is under the microscope at the State Capitol....
Milwaukee Police made hundreds more visits to Milwaukee Public Schools this past fall, and a new report suggests that it was a foreseeable problem....
Gov. Tony Evers wants to spend more than a $1.3 billion more over the next two years, but it’s almost certainly not going to happen....
The latest piece of legislation to give moms and dads in Wisconsin more say over what their kids learn in school comes with a little more focus on the library as well....
Madison’s school board president is defending a now-cancelled drag show in school, and is pointing her finger at Wisconsin’s former governor....
The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin says it wants someone held accountable for allegations of past harassment in Chippewa Falls Schools....
“More than half of all students surveyed (52.2%) self-reported ‘significant problems with anxiety’,” the department said in a statement. “Over one-third of all Wisconsin students surveyed (33.7%) reported feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for more than two weeks in a row.”...
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday said the school district cannot withhold its alumni, recreation department, and Momentum newsletter recipients email lists from parents who want to offer an alternative to the district’s support of “The Talk: A Necessary Conversation on Privilege and Race with Our Children.”...
A new lawsuit accuses Wisconsin educators of using Byzantine paperwork to make it more difficult for parents and students to leave public schools....
Tuesday’s ruling is the second time a judge has reprimanded Mequon-Thiensville Schools over its email secrecy....
MPS says about 50% of Milwaukee students applied for federal financial aid last year. Only about a third of 2020 graduates enrolled in college....

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