Katherine Kokal
Education ReporterKatherine joined WUWM in 2025 as an education reporter covering both K-12 schools and higher education.
A native of Waukesha, Katherine grew up camping around Wisconsin in the summers and cross-country skiing and sledding in the winters. She attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism and interned for Lake Effect in 2017.
Katherine covered local government, transportation and environmental issues at The Island Packet newspaper in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina before moving to South Florida to cover education for The Palm Beach Post. She is the recipient of the 2023 Lucy Morgan Award for In-Depth Reporting from the Florida Press Club for her investigation into data privacy for student athletes required to submit medical information to the state in order to play high school sports.
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Some bus routes are being shortened in Milwaukee County starting March 8. What to know about bus schedules and fares. -
What is the ballot question about schools on Whitefish Bay ballots in the spring 2026 election? Will a new middle school be built? -
What is the ballot question about schools on Lake Country ballots in the spring 2026 election? -
What is the ballot question about schools on Glendale and River Hills ballots in the spring 2026 election? -
Some states looking to regulate AI want companies to remind users that chatbots like ChatGPT aren't real. But researchers are worried that could make users spiral more. -
Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theatre was designed as a duplicate of the Coupe d'Or Theatre in southwestern France. How did the design cross the ocean? -
An audit found that Milwaukee Public Schools overspent its budget last school year by $46 million. Now, leaders are considering cuts to jobs. -
Puerto Rican restaurants and cafes are serving Bad Bunny-inspired food and drinks ahead of the artist's Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8. -
Milwaukee is required to have school resource officers on some campuses after a 2025 ruling. Do they make students safer? -
Data from the Department of Public Instruction show that nearly half of Wisconsin private school students use vouchers to pay for private school tuition, according to reporting from Wisconsin Watch.
