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 completes lead remediation work across district
On Wednesday, MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius and City of Milwaukee officials announced the school district’s lead stabilization work is complete.
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Does your property tax bill seem high? It is. The highest since 2018.
A report released Tuesday from the Wisconsin Policy Forum found gross K-12 school property taxes rose an average of 7.8 percent in December, the largest increase in three decades.Â
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New law requires Wisconsin schools to notify parents of reported sexual offenses
Wisconsin schools are now required to contact a student’s parent or guardian if they are a victim or target of a sexual offense while at school.Â
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In Wisconsin, health care costs are overwhelming teacher salaries
A new analysis of teacher pay and benefits by WEA Trust suggests the majority of teachers are one health care crisis away from financial ruin.
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UW-Madison creating a new college for artificial intelligence
The College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence was approved on Thursday by the Board of Regents.Â
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Report: More than one-third of Wisconsin’s youngest students need reading intervention
About 36 percent of Wisconsin’s youngest students are below the 25th percentile for reading, according to the Department of Public Instruction’s first literacy screening.
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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.Â
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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.Â
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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.Â
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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.
