by Libby Sobic | Jun 21, 2021 | Features
On Thursday, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) finalized the state budget, which now heads for a full vote of the legislature. Legislative Republicans voted to invest in our students, their families and Wisconsin taxpayers. Here are four takeaways you should...
by Libby Sobic | Jul 14, 2020 | Features
The DOJ pits public-school students against private-school students in latest lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. The COVID pandemic has wreaked havoc on many different types of communities all across the Badger state. As Wisconsin shutdown, one of the...
by Libby Sobic | Jun 11, 2020 | Features
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors recently approved the 2020–2021 budget for the district. As the state’s largest school district with a budget over $1 billion and its minority students’ part of the nation’s largest racial achievement gap, the...
by Libby Sobic | Jun 2, 2020 | Features
The department has yet to announce how they will allocate the CARES Act funding Wisconsin schools are about to receive a massive influx of federal funding to the tune of $221 million. This funding is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act...
by Libby Sobic | May 15, 2020 | Features
This week marked National Charter School Week with schools, groups, and students (and even President Donald Trump) celebrating how charter schools offer millions of families access to high performing educational options. In Wisconsin, we have plenty to celebrate....