Initial data shows the number of freshmen and new transfer students is at the highest point since 2018. That’s after pandemic-driven declines in freshman enrollment nationwide.

As colleges work to enroll more underrepresented students, some of them are pledging free tuition. New tuition promise programs for low-income students are starting in the UW System and at Carthage College next fall.

Reagan High School is getting a new athletic field and science wing. Washington High School is getting a new track and field. Both projects required private donations, but were pushed across the finish line by federal funds.

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten praised the faculty-led MATC FAST Fund. It’s an emergency financial aid program that provides grants for students at risk of dropping out due to small amounts of debt or unexpected bills.

The big-ticket items in Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ $2 billion education spending proposal include $860 million in per-pupil funding and $750 million in special education aid.

Evers, who is running for reelection, announced Tuesday he’s directing more one-time federal aid to public schools.

Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites will owe less in student loans following President Biden’s debt forgiveness plan announced this week.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced Monday that it installed 21 Narcan kits at its Milwaukee, Waukesha and Washington County campuses.

Mark Freeland comes to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from South Dakota State University. He is coming on board just as the Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education receives a major $3 million gift from Bader Philanthropies.

Milwaukee Public Schools will require masks when Milwaukee County is in the CDC-defined high COVID category, which is based on COVID hospitalizations and cases.