Education
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Fresh off the Rose Parade, meet the Wisconsin champion Greendale High School Band
For 20 consecutive years, Greendale High School won the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship in their division. The band makes up nearly 25 percent of the student body. It recently performed before the Rose Bowl and has participated in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade twice.
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Former Northland College faculty explore creation of a microcollege
After the closure of Northland College in Ashland last year, a newly formed nonprofit group is exploring creation of a microcollege to continue its mission.
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Wisconsin school district sends police to parent’s home, threatens lawsuit over TikTok post
Mom Amanda Vogel uploaded a video in December 2025, after pulling her daughter from the School District of Pittsville in Wood County. According to the school district officials, Vogel’s video is harassment.
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New bug-tracking project aims to help monitor health of Wisconsin waterways
A new project seeks to expand access to a vast collection of aquatic insects that can be used to track the health of waterways across Wisconsin.
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State releases $8M to MPS previously withheld for financial mismanagement
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released $8 million in previously withheld state funding to Milwaukee Public Schools on Friday.
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Fewer Wisconsin students feel ‘sense of belonging’ at school
Only half of Wisconsin high school students feel like they belong in the classroom, according to a recent report from the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health.
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Federal civil rights complaint against UW-Madison filed over scholarships
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a civil rights complaint against the University of Wisconsin-Madison on behalf of conservative students on campus.
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High schoolers in a rural Wisconsin village have kept local news alive for generations
For more than 80 years, high schoolers in Pulaski have been bringing local news to a community that would otherwise be a “news desert.”
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Meet the only competitive cheer team from a Wisconsin technical college — Chippewa Valley
Chippewa Valley Technical College doesn’t have an athletic department. But last semester, for the first time, it had a winning competitive cheer team.
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Former Sun Prairie principal faces charges related to handling of abuse accusations
Former Sun Prairie West High School principal Jennifer Ploeger will be charged with two counts of failing to report child abuse.










