The head of the state Department Public Instruction is calling for a broad restructuring of the funding formula used to determine how much state aid schools receive.

The proposal unveiled by DPI Superintendent Tony Evers in Madison Thursday calls for a fair and practical change to the framework of school funding, without relying on massive property tax increases, cutting budgets, or eliminating educational programs. [Read more...]

The Kenosha Unified School District is saying goodbye and thank you to Joe Mangi for his 43-years of service, including stepping out of retirement to hold down the superintendent’s job the last 3-years because of a resignation. School Board President Pam Stevens suggested a simple thank you is not enough. “This community owes you a debt of gratitude for what you have done in the last three years,” said Stevens. “They have no clue what you have accomplished in this building.” Mangi thanked those responsible for an engraved rock outside the district headquarters with one of his favorite sayings: “practice peace.” [Read more...]