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The 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows one in three Wisconsin high school students experienced symptoms of depression — the highest rate ever seen on the survey.

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

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

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

Wisconsin third through eighth graders are doing worse in reading and math, compared to the year before the pandemic.

Families who have been waiting to find out how school districts will spend federal stimulus money may get answers soon.

The U.S. Department of Education has approved Wisconsin’s plan for $1.5 billion in federal pandemic aid for schools. But there is a major caveat, which will continue to create uncertainty for dozens of school districts about just how much money they’ll receive.

The latest round of statewide standardized testing shows major declines in English and math proficiency. But the data isn’t complete, because many students didn’t take the tests during the pandemic-disrupted school year.

Enrollment in Wisconsin’s public schools has not rebounded after a sharp decline in 2020.

The state Department of Public Instruction told MPS it might withhold funding if the district continued to provide a "one-size-fits-all" education offering for students with disabilities.