Education

A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds little evidence that the average child in Milwaukee today receives a higher quality education than when the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program was established in the 1990s.

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.

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.

The movement on college campuses to support Palestine came to Milwaukee and Madison on Monday, April 29.

Milwaukee native Mitchelle Lyle, founder and director of the afterschool classes, talks about the hydroponics program’s roots.

Beloit’s network of air monitors was born of a grassroots effort to connect the dots between planet-warming fossil fuels and the community’s health.

Before producer Josh Rosenberg embarked on his career in filmmaking, he studied broadcast journalism at UW-Milwaukee and even interned at WUWM.

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center aims to ensure safe drinking water for tribal youth, who are more vulnerable to the health effects of contaminants like lead, PFAS and heavy metals.

Some parents are unsure if they should let their kids play in the frigid cold, but at the Tamarack Waldorf School on Milwaukee's east side, kids are always encouraged to explore the outdoors. We join them on a walk through the city and learn why the teachers are so passionate about outdoor education.

Activist and educator Dr. Trish O’Kane shares her vision for what birds can teach us about community and social change in a new memoir.