Education
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Legislative committee on future of UW draws skepticism, hope
“Universities touch on every aspect of life throughout the state of Wisconsin,” said Sen. Chris Larson. He’s part of a new committee looking at a wide range of issues related to the future of the UW system.
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UW-Eau Claire works on anti-corrosive pigment as part of defense subcontract
Students at UW-Eau Claire are working on a U.S. Department of Defense contract to develop an environmentally-friendly, anti-corrosive pigment that can be mixed into paint used on military equipment.
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Organizers say recall effort against Milwaukee school board members has over 37K signatures
Organizers for a recall effort against four Milwaukee Public Schools board members say they’ve collected over 37,000 signatures so far.
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Thousands of Wisconsin high schools students will be directly admitted to UW schools for 2025
It’s the first class of students to benefit from the Direct Admit Wisconsin program, an effort launched in December to boost enrollment at UW campuses.
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Badger football games get beer as UW-Madison plans alcohol sales throughout Camp Randall
Football fans at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon be allowed to buy alcohol throughout the stadium.
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Northwest Wisconsin bucks trend on public school library book challenges
Rachel Hale is a reporting intern with Wisconsin Watch who did a deep dive on book challenges in Wisconsin school districts statewide between 2020 and 2023, including in northwest Wisconsin. She found challenges in about a quarter of the districts statewide. She spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about her findings.
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UW-La Crosse faculty committee votes to fire former chancellor Joe Gow after porn videos
A faculty committee has recommended firing former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow from his teaching position.
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Rural Wisconsin school district calls on state to stop funding vouchers
A small rural Wisconsin school district that says property taxes have increased now that about a dozen students are attending a voucher school, and the school board is asking the state for relief.
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Funding for new reading law still in limbo even after Wisconsin Supreme Court decision
When students return to classrooms in less than eight weeks, Wisconsin schools will be required to change the way they teach children how to learn to read.
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Joint Finance Committee releases aid for communities losing 2-year UW schools
The state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved releasing $20 million to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation for a grant program to assist communities in redeveloping shuttered campuses.