Education

Legislative Republicans plan to bring back a proposal that would pay for the state’s school voucher program separately from how it funds the public school system.

Milwaukee Public Schools isn’t supporting its teachers and does not have adequate systems in place for student learning at its schools districtwide, according to the second independent audit commissioned by Gov. Tony Evers.

Republicans who run the Legislature’s budget committee voted Thursday to increase state spending on K-12 schools by $336 million — about $3 billion less than what was proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. GOP lawmakers also voted to cut income taxes by $1.3 billion, largely by reducing taxes on retirement income and expanding the second…

Wisconsin’s budget writing committee will turn its attention to public school funding Thursday. On the line is everything from increasing the special education reimbursement rate to supporting youth mental health to providing meals to children.

A Republican-sponsored bill would require the state Department of Public Instruction to pilot a virtual reality technology program to teach math.

The coalition needs bipartisan support, which activist Howard Fuller and Mayor Cavalier Johnson hope can be allocated in the next state budget. 

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin heard directly from parents of Milwaukee Public Schools about the ongoing lead crisis Monday.

Facing an uncertain financial future, UW-Parkside is merging its four academic colleges into a single college led by one leadership team.

In recent years, Wisconsin high schools have seen a steady increase in enrollment in hands-on technical education courses. It’s a change, after years of declining enrollment nationwide in the 1990s and 2000s.

Milwaukee Public Schools has missed another deadline to submit financial data to the Department of Public Instruction, resulting in additional state aid for this year being withheld.