Tag: Education
GOP plan would push costs for vouchers onto districts
MADISON- According to the new budget plan released by Senate Republicans, a growing amount of cost for Wisconsin's voucher programs would be pushed onto...
Grant will shift UW-Madison research center toward new biofuels
MADISON- UW-Madison's Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center recently received a major grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, and will be using the money...
GOP legislators propose gun training in schools
MADISON- Though the legislature is over a week overdue on passing a budget, members of the state Assembly seem content to spend their time...
Republican health care bill to push costs onto schools
WAUWATOSA- Officials from Wisconsin's school districts, like Phil Ertl of Wauwatosa, are fearing for their students, and their budgets, now that details of both GOP...
GOP bill restricting speech on campus passes Assembly
MADISON- The Republican-led Assembly has passed a bill cracking down on 'disruptive' speech on University of Wisconsin campuses. Though the bill's supporters have said...
Assembly to vote on restricting speech on UW campuses
MADISON- On Wednesday, the Assembly will be voting on several pieces of legislation. Included among the bills to be voted on is a bill...
Phish fans fund Milwaukee music education
MILWAUKEE- The Mockingbird Foundation, made up of Phish fans who promote music education, has given Milwaukee's Civic Music Association (CMA) a grant worth $8,000....
UW-Madison pilots course on drones
MADISON- Usage of unmanned aircraft, or drones, have taken off in the past few years. UW-Madson, capitalizing on the trend, is offering a course on...
Proposed Trump cuts would disrupt research at UW-Madison
MADISON- According to University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, cuts proposed by the Trump administration would severely disrupt research at the state's flagship university....