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Onedia Nation will show video at Lambeau on Sunday

December 6, 2019 By Bob Hague

Wisconsin’s Onedia Nation will have a message for football fans this weekend in Green Bay. The Packers host Washington Sunday, and a video highlighting the Oneida will be shown on Lambeau Field’s Jumbotron.

🧠 A Good Mind ❤️ A Good Heart 🔥 A Strong Fire “Oneida Defines Who We Are” pic.twitter.com/vqVsezfGdu

— Oneida Nation (@OneidaNationWI) December 4, 2019

Outside the stadium, protests will take place against Washington’s name and logo, seen as offensive by natives and non-natives alike. Onedia Public Relations Director Bobbi Webster said the video is a chance to educate people about who the Oneida are, not just what they’re against.

Filed Under: Education, News

Capitol rotunda Holiday Tree is lit

December 6, 2019 By Bob Hague

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – or the Holidays, if you will – at the Wisconsin Capitol. Over the noon hour on Friday, Governor Tony Evers flipped the switch to illuminate the Capitol Holiday tree.

The Medford High School choir sang a variety of Christmas carols, including “O Christmas Tree.” The rotunda evergreen was was officially called a Holiday Tree beginning in 1985, before Governor Scott Walker called it a Christmas tree in 2011.

This year’s 30′ tree comes from the Medford area and celebrates science, with ornaments made by Wisconsin school kids.
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Filed Under: Agriculture, Education, News, Recreation / Entertainment, Top Story

School board discusses tax hike for Milwaukee Public Schools

November 20, 2019 By Raymond Neupert

Milwaukee Public Schools are getting ready to ask voters to support a property tax hike for the first time in nearly 20 years. 

One version would almost double the tax levy so about two-thousand teachers could be hired.  That 640-million dollar proposal is called the “gold standard.”

A 320-million dollar referendum would add just under one-thousand teachers and staff members to the district.

Filed Under: Education, News, Taxes

Shorewood schools open after ‘hit list’ scare

November 14, 2019 By WRN Contributor

Schools are open Thursday in the Shorewood district, after the arrest of a 14 year-old high school student found in possession of a “hit list” and a loaded magazine in his backpack. “As the superintendent and father of two daughters in the district, I understand that this is a very difficult situation for all of us,” Superintendent Bryan Davis said during a Wednesday press conference.

Police said another student saw the “hit list” in a notebook and reported it to school staff. Officers found the gun the magazine went with off campus. Davis said the district will be doing whatever is necessary to support students. “Certainly safety is a priority. We also want to make that the student who is in trouble in this situation, we can also offer some guidance and support.”

A student who saw the “hit list” confided in an adult. Police found the list and a loaded magazine in the boy’s backpack, and the gun was located off campus.

Filed Under: Education, News

DPI releases report card for Wisconsin schools

November 13, 2019 By WRN Contributor

The latest “report card” is out on the performance of Wisconsin schools. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says 87-percent of schools met or exceeded expectations in the 2018-2019 school year. That number was even higher for public schools, at 96-percent.

Schools were measured on student achievement, student growth, closing gaps between student groups, and college-readiness.

Filed Under: Education, News

Shorewood schools closed amid concerns over ‘hit list’

November 13, 2019 By WRN Contributor

All schools in a Milwaukee-area district are closed Wednesday. In an announcement on the district website, Shorewood Schools officials said that’s “due to ongoing safety concerns.”

“Because the safety of everyone in the Shorewood Schools is our top priority, the decision was made to close all of our schools until the police have completed their investigation into the tip provided to the FBI,” says Shorewood Schools Superintendent Bryan Davis. “From our communication with the Shorewood Police, we do not have any reason to believe that a threat exists at SIS, Lake Bluff or Atwater. However, we feel strongly that we need to have a resolution to this matter prior to bringing students and staff back into any of the schools.”

A Shorewood High School student allegedly wrote a hit list, and was found in possession of a loaded magazine. The student was not in possession of a gun, and a gun was not found anywhere on the high school campus.

Filed Under: Education, News

School choice advocates sue DPI over release of test results

November 7, 2019 By WRN Contributor

School choice advocates are suing the state Department of Public Instruction, over release of test results. Plaintiffs including School Choice Wisconsin and the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty are alleging DPI violated state law when it released results of the annual Forward Exam in September.

The suit claims DPI intentionally delayed release of data for voucher schools in an effort to spin news stories to portray those schools negatively.

A DPI statement acknowledged the usual practice of releasing data to journalists a day early, but the Journal Sentinel reports it did not directly address the allegation that it withheld the voucher school data until the following day, after the news stories were published.

Filed Under: Education, News, Politics / Govt

UW-Madison PD to station officer in off-campus housing neighborhood

October 30, 2019 By Raymond Neupert

The UW Madison police department is going to be moving one of its officers closer downtown to help provide services to students living off campus.

Police Chief Kristen Roman says they’ll be working closely with Madison Police.

“Regardless of jurisdictional boundaries, we’re not letting those get in our way and we are looking for ways to provide the best services and keep our students safe.”

Roman says collaboration is key in ensuring the safety of Wisconsin students. 

“It’s not just up to the city of Madison Police Department or up to the Mayor and the Council or up to the University and Campus. All of us need to work together, including our community members.”

Both Madison and UW-Police have been dealing with campus related issues over the last several months, including fights and assaults near downtown that involve UW students. Madison PD is also planning on cutting a full time position near Langdon street early next year. 

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, Education, News

Ray Cross to retire as University of Wisconsin System President

October 25, 2019 By WRN Contributor

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross announced Friday his intention to retire. The 71-year-old Cross will continue to serve as UW System president until his successor is found after a national search.

A press release said Cross notified chancellors, regents, system leadership, and employees of his decision this week.

Cross was named UW System president in 2014, after spending three years as chancellor of UW Colleges and UW-Extension. He managed UW System during a time of steep budget cuts and a sustained tuition freeze, and a contentious relationship with the Republican-controlled state legislature.
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Filed Under: Education, News

Madison school district reinstates fired security guard

October 22, 2019 By WRN Contributor

Fired Madison West High School security assistant Marlon Anderson has been rehired  The Madison Metropolitan School District confirmed Monday it will reinstate Anderson, who lost his job for repeating a racial slur while he was being verbally attacked by a student.

Anderson said he hopes his case is a catalyst for change. “I know it’s bigger than me, I hope that someone cane learn something from what I’ve been through.”

Anderson is currently on administrative leave and a transition plan for his return is being negotiated. Madison School Board President Gloria Reyes had asked the district superintendent to rescind the termination Monday.

Anderson was fired for using the “n” word when scolding a black student for using the slur against him. His supporters said the goal of the policy is laudable, but firing Anderson under those circumstances lacked context.

MMSD also announced Monday that it would be reviewing its policy regarding the use of racial slurs.

WIBA

Filed Under: Education, News

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