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Recently-retired social studies teacher Mark Schill from Nicolet High School in Glendale reflects on teaching on 9/11 and how educating students on the event evolved over the years.
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Milwaukee Public Schools and the Waukesha School District don't have air conditioning in many schools. As climate change brings heat waves, Milwaukee cancels school and kids can't learn.
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Lincoln Avenue School students are still recovering from hearing their school was destroyed by fire. Now, students will be at Pulaski High School in fall 2026.
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Hunger in Milwaukee kids when school is out and they need summer meals in order to eat. How hunger impacts children's ability to learn and grow.
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Handyman Academy, designed to mentor Milwaukee youth and teach them handy skills, just wrapped up its third season.
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Heavy Metal Summer Experience camp in Wisconsin helps introduce high school students to the skilled trades through projects and weeklong camps at local metal shops.
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Lincoln Avenue Elementary School was total loss after a fire in Milwaukee in June 2026. The school didn't have sprinkler systems. Is that normal?
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Milwaukee is lush with greenery this time of year and there’s perhaps no better place to enjoy it than Alice’s Garden Urban Farm. We join the garden's herbal apprentices, as they learn about the gut microbiome.
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How are AI tools impacting education in Milwaukee? Views from one science teacher creating a podcast using his notes and a music professor who assigned an AI essay.
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Will Wisconsin schools have too many staff as student enrollment goes down? Latest report on overstaffing in schools from Wisconsin Policy Forum.
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Wisconsin's teacher apprentice program can help with shortages. But reporting from Wisconsin Watch's Miranda Dunlap finds the program is stalling out.
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Milwaukee has the largest Black-white achievement gap in the country. A listener asked: is there a political will to fix it?