by Bob Hague | Jun 18, 2020
Governor Tony Evers will distribute more than $80 million, to help K-12 schools and higher education institutions amid the coronavirus pandemic. The emergency funding comes from more than three billion in federal dollars the state received under the CARES Act. Evers...
by Bob Hague | Jun 17, 2020
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Milwaukee will bring students and employees back for the fall 2020 semester. The UW System’s two largest campuses will require everyone to wear masks indoors, and outdoors when social distancing isn’t possible....
by Bob Hague | Jun 16, 2020
The University of Wisconsin’s policy for sexual harassment and sexual assault is in limbo. Governor Tony Evers called the new policy too vague when rejecting it Monday. In a letter sent to UW System President Ray Cross, Evers wrote he is not approving the...
by [email protected] | Jun 15, 2020
The University of Wisconsin System is planning to have students and staff back on campus for the fall semester. System President Ray Cross says they have been planning and preparing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 when they open up in person classes this fall....
by WRN Contributor | Jun 12, 2020
The only finalist to be the next University of Wisconsin System president has withdrawn his name from consideration. Jim Johnsen was the only candidate intervieedd by the search committee looking for Ray Cross’ successor. Johnsen’s candidacy was...
by WRN Contributor | Jun 4, 2020
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is requesting a special legislative session to address financial troubles caused by COVID-19. Cross is asking Governor Tony Evers and legislative leaders for authority to borrow money to offset losses and change the...
by Bob Hague | Jun 2, 2020
The UW System Presidential Search Committee has named a single finalist to replace Ray Cross. University of Alaska System President Jim Johnsen was the committee’s first choice. Johnsen will now move to the next phase of the selection process, which includes...
by WRN Contributor | May 11, 2020
Nearly 60 percent of school districts in Wisconsin want permission to end the school year early. As of Friday, the Department of Public Instruction reported 248 of Wisconsin’s 421 school districts had asked for a waiver for classroom hours. Wisconsin high schools are...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 14, 2020
There will be no spring commencement at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this year. Campus officials announced on Monday they will be following CDC guidelines and postponing all on-campus events and classes through June 30th amid the COVID 19 pandemic....
by Raymond Neupert | Mar 17, 2020
A disease outbreak can be scary for many people, but fear and uncertainty can really harm a child’s growth as well. UW-Madison psychology professor Travis Wright says it’s best to focus on what people can do to help each other in a crisis, rather than on...
by Bob Hague | Mar 13, 2020
Governor Tony Evers has ordered all K-12 schools in Wisconsin to close. Evers on Friday directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order mandating the statewide closure of all K-12 schools, public and private, as...
by Bob Hague | Mar 11, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus, UW-Madison will suspend in-person classes for at least three weeks. The UW on Wednesday requested that students move out of residence halls when spring break begins at the end of this week, and to stay off campus at least...
by WRN Contributor | Mar 11, 2020
Nine out of 10 students in the Wisconsin Class of 2019 completed their high school education in four years. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction reports that continues an upward swing. The graduation rate was 88.6 % in 2017, 89.6 % in 2018 and now 90...
by Raymond Neupert | Mar 6, 2020
Governor Tony Evers has picked a top Latino leader to take over an empty spot on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Evers on Thursday named Héctor Colón to the Board. Colón is the CEO of Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan. I am...
by Bob Hague | Feb 6, 2020
As the legislative session enters its final weeks, Governor Tony Evers seems to think calling the Republican led Senate and Assembly into special session can be an effective policy tool. He wants to do it again, this time to allocate money from a projected revenue...
by Bob Hague | Jan 29, 2020
Governor Tony Evers has signed an executive order creating the Governor’s Task Force on Student Debt. A news release from Evers’ office says the task force will be chaired by Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld. Student debt is...
by Raymond Neupert | Jan 28, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence and other members of the Trump administration made a stop in Madison on Tuesday in celebration of the anniversary of the school choice voucher program. Pence says it was a transformational moment for education in the country. “Thirty...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 20, 2020
The next head of the University of Wisconsin System may not come from academia. The system’s search committee on Friday talked about what they want to see in their next president. The committee is not requiring the next president to have a doctoral degree. That means...
by Bob Hague | Jan 19, 2020
Governor Tony Evers is proposing a major effort to oppose vaping by kids. School districts around Wisconsin are reporting vaping is a problem not just in high schools, but in middle schools as well. In addition to directing state agencies to do more on the issue, the...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 27, 2019
The Madison Metropolitan School District has named three finalists in its search for a new superintendent. All three are from outside of Wisconsin, and are people of color. Matthew Gutierrez is superintendent of the Seguin Independent School District in Seguin, Texas....
