K-12

More than 20,000 Wisconsin children attend schools that rely on federal funds called Impact Aid. Even though the federal government has reopened, school officials say they’re still waiting.

It was the first time the state’s annual, mandatory school report cards have been released since standards shifted.

The Madison school district is preparing to break ground on another ambitious facilities renovation.

More than 805,000 students are currently enrolled across Wisconsin’s 421 public school districts, according to the state department of public instruction. Now K-12 school districts, like the Manitowoc Public School District, are examining solutions to maintain student enrollment and culture.

In Prairie du Sac and across the state, educators say young children have been struggling with language development.

Special education advocates in Wisconsin are concerned about the potential impact of layoffs in the U.S. Department of Education offices that oversee special education programs.

Republican legislators are proposing a “Dual Enrollment Reform Bill” they say would simplify the process to make it more accessible for all students.

Newly released state testing data shows just under half of Wisconsin’s third through eighth graders are performing at grade level in math and reading. 

A Milwaukee County Board committee is urging the organization in charge of high school sports in Wisconsin to address hate speech and harassment that happens during games.

Executive director Trish Kilpin in the DOJ’s Office of School Safety promotes the department’s Speak Up, Speak Out program for reporting threats to school safety.