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A recent survey found an alarming statistic — 70% of Americans would fail a basic civics test. An upcoming event at Marquette University's Lubar Center aims to explore how museums can increase civic education for the general public.
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NIL, or name, image and likeness deals have changed the landscape of college sports and the billion dollar business of the NCAA by paying college athletes. Here's what it means for Wisconsin universities.
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced Wednesday that he plans to step down next year and transition to a teaching role as the UW system continues to struggle financially.
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Northwestern Mutual recently awarded its second cohort of nine Milwaukee area high school graduates with scholarships to attend Historically Black Colleges & Universities, or HBCUs.
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Alan Borsuk, senior fellow in law and public policy at Marquette Law School, joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to discuss Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley’s tenure and future challenges for the system.
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Digging deeper into what led up to the problems at MPS and what’s gone wrong with their finances.
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As the Republican National Convention approaches, 15 Milwaukee high school students are being trained to welcome the attendees of the national event.
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The Milwaukee School Board approved a corrective action plan and a $1.5 billion proposed budget for next school year at a special board meeting Thursday.
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As climate change fuels more wildfires, last year's spate of air quality alerts led state agencies to make changes and build new partnerships in anticipation of more smoky summers.
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Marquette University President Michael Lovell died Sunday in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 57.
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Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley resigned early Tuesday morning, after an hours-long closed-door school board meeting. The board was facing growing calls from the community to fire Posley over late financial reports.
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At UW-Milwaukee, leadership and pro-Palestinian protesters came to an agreement to remove an encampment this week. But some staff and Jewish groups have criticized how the university handled the situation.