Corri Hess is a Wisconsin Public Radio reporter based in Milwaukee, where she covers K-12 and higher education. Corri’s work has been featured on NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.” She spent many years in print journalism, most recently as a state politics reporter at the “Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.”
Corrinne Hess
Latest Posts
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Milwaukee Public Schools offering alternative transportation for homeless students
Milwaukee Public Schools is offering a van service to help homeless students get to school.
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Wisconsin school districts spent more on special education, now they’ll be reimbursed less
School districts are going to receive about $140 million less than they originally expected to provide special education services this year.
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UW-Madison will launch Wisconsin’s first public policy undergraduate major
In fall 2026, UW-Madison will launch the state’s first undergraduate major in public policy.
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Nursing no longer considered a professional degree by Trump administration
The Trump administration is no longer considering nursing as a professional degree. That means getting financial help to complete advanced degrees in nursing could become more difficult at a time when Wisconsin is facing a shortage.
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New general education policy will make transferring between UW campuses easier
Universities of Wisconsin students will have an easier time transferring general education credits from one campus to another after the Board of Regents approved a new core general education policy this week.
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Parent sues public Wisconsin school district for not providing material created by Christian publisher
In September, one mother selected four materials by homeschool publisher Simply Charlotte Mason. Lighthouse Learning Academy denied the requests.
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Milwaukee Public Schools receives $23M from federal government to prep students for college
Milwaukee Public Schools received a $23 million grant from the federal government to help nearly 30,000 students attend college over the next seven years.
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Wisconsin GOP introduces series of school district consolidation bills
Legislative Republicans want to incentivize Wisconsin school districts that agree to merge or consolidate grades.
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WIAA pushes back on proposal to make organization follow public records, open meetings laws
A Senate Education Committee hearing was held this week on a bill that would force the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, or WIAA, to comply with state public records and open meetings laws.
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State Superintendent announces changes after report on educators accused of sexual misconduct
Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly announced several changes on Tuesday to strengthen student safety amid criticism of her agency’s handling of accusations of sexual misconduct by educators.
