The Department of Public Instruction calculates report cards based on academic achievement, student growth, and other factors like graduation rates and absenteeism.

The controversial free speech survey was set for release last spring, but was delayed due to concerns from faculty and staff. UW-Whitewater’s interim chancellor even resigned in protest.

Democrat Tony Evers and Republican Tim Michels have different visions for how to improve K-12 education in Wisconsin.

This week, new data from a gold-standard national assessment was released, looking at student achievement in every state and in urban school districts.

The latest round of testing, which took place last spring, provides one of the clearest pictures so far of how the pandemic affected learning.

Usually, the gaps are filled by long-term substitutes or teachers with emergency licenses. The district added another option this year: virtual teachers for students in brick-and-mortar classrooms.

According preliminary headcounts for the 2022-23 school year released by the Department of Public Instruction, 807,657 students are enrolled in public school districts — a drop of 0.85%, or about 7,000 students

MPS has 25 schools where students learn in a languages besides English. Most are developmental bilingual schools for Spanish speakers, but MPS also has dual language and language immersion schools for English speakers.

Biden spoke to members of the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association and visited a family engagement event at a Milwaukee public school.

Carroll University’s associate degree in nursing pathway launched last year. Instead of bringing students to its Waukesha campus, Carroll located the program at the United Community Center, or UCC, in Walker’s Point.