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Low-Spending Schools Breathe Sigh Of Relief Over Referendums To Exceed Revenue Limits

April 5, 2018 - 5:40am

The pressure was on for about a dozen low-spending school districts that asked voters for their approval to raise property taxes through referendums Tuesday night because a new state law designed to help those schools had doubled the stakes.

UW-Oshkosh Foundation Scandal Prompts Proposed Changes On Other Campuses

April 4, 2018 - 6:00am

The recent bankruptcy and scandal surrounding the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Foundation is prompting university and state officials to look at similar institutions throughout the UW System.

MPS Superintendent Darienne Driver Leaving For United Way In Michigan

April 3, 2018 - 12:35pm

Milwaukee Public Schools is going to lose its superintendent shortly after the end of the school year. Darienne Driver announced Tuesday she will be stepping down as superintendent in July 2018 to become president and CEO of the United Way for Southeastern Michigan.

UW-Green Bay Offering State's Only Doctorate Program In Native Studies

April 3, 2018 - 6:00am

Wisconsin's only doctorate program in native studies will begin this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. It's the first public campus in Wisconsin to do so.

'I Don't Think Our Voices Are Always Heard'

April 2, 2018 - 8:00am

Cindy Wilsey , a Marinette mother is unsure if she’s going to vote in the 2018 election because she doesn't feel like her voice is heard.

Wisconsin Sea Grant Awards $2.8M For Great Lakes Research, Outreach Projects

April 2, 2018 - 5:25am

The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute is awarding $2.8 million to Great Lakes research and education projects. Congress recently restored $76.5 million in Sea Grant funding nationwide. The Trump administration had proposed eliminating the program.

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Low-Spending Schools Breathe Sigh Of Relief Over Referendums To Exceed Revenue Limits

UW-Oshkosh Foundation Scandal Prompts Proposed Changes On Other Campuses

MPS Superintendent Darienne Driver Leaving For United Way In Michigan

UW-Green Bay Offering State's Only Doctorate Program In Native Studies

'I Don't Think Our Voices Are Always Heard'

Wisconsin Sea Grant Awards $2.8M For Great Lakes Research, Outreach Projects

UW-Stevens Point Will Consider Plan To Spare 13 Humanities Majors From Elimination

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Milwaukee Student Journalists Balance Objectivity, Emotion At D.C. Gun March

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