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.

A recent report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum studied the barriers to building a more diverse teacher workforce. WUWM hosted a roundtable conversation with four diverse Milwaukee educators to talk about their experiences.

Milwaukee Public Schools families have until Thursday to decide whether their children return to classrooms four days per week, for the rest of the school year. MPS is surveying families following a school board decision to phase in face-to-face learning starting April 14. Families also have a virtual option.

Aisha Carr and Jilly Gokalgandhi won competitive races in MPS Districts 4 and 5.

The Milwaukee Public Schools board approved a plan to return students to classrooms. Students in kindergarten through third grade start returning April 14, then grades fourth through eighth on April 19, and seniors and high school students at risk of failing go back April 26.

Students in Wisconsin K-12 schools are rapidly becoming more diverse. But their teachers are not. Ninety-five percent of Wisconsin teachers are white, compared to about 70% of students.

With Milwaukee’s COVID-19 infection rates low and vaccinations ramping up, the state’s largest school district may start bringing students back in-person, after a year away. The Milwaukee Public Schools board will discuss its in-person return plan Tuesday.

Two candidates are in the running for Wisconsin’s top education job: Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction. WUWM’s Emily Files interviewed both candidates, below is a condensed version of the interview with Jill Underly.

Two candidates are in the running for Wisconsin’s top education job: Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction. WUWM’s Emily Files interviewed both candidates on March 10. Below is her interview with Deborah Kerr.

For the past two weeks, school and child care workers have been eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin. Milwaukee is pushing to get all…