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What age can kids stay home alone in Wisconsin?
With a slightly longer summer for most Milwaukee Public Schools this year, many kids are bouncing between babysitters, summer camps and friends’ houses. But if you’re without childcare — either for a few hours or through the summer — you might be asking yourself whether your child can stay home alone.
2 Marathon High School students compete at national business leadership conference
Two Marathon High School incoming seniors are in Orlando, Fla. this week competing at the Future Business Leaders of America Middle and High School National Leadership Conference. Addisen Molepske and Clara Krasselt are both competing at the event, which allows top performing students to compete in leadership events, share their...
More Wisconsinites will see help with child care costs starting in July. Meet the dad who led the change.
In the early morning hours one day last year, a Milwaukee dad was the only one in his house awake to witness a pivotal moment for Wisconsin families. Graham Anderson watched via livestream as the state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance discussed what child care measures should be included in the state budget. ...
Evers, DWD announce technical education equipment grant to serve more than 4,000 students
MADISON, Wis. -- Gov. Tony Evers together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to serve over 4,000 students in 17 school districts will receive advanced manufacturing training thanks to grants from the Wisconsin Fast Forward.
Nearly 30% of Wisconsin public schools to get less in state money
(The Center Square) – Nearly a third of Wisconsin’s public schools are going to get less money from the state for the next school year. The state’s Department of Public Instruction on Monday announced the general state aid estimates for July. “Estimated general school aids for 2024-25 total $5.58 billion, representing an increase of 4.2% from 2023-24,” DPI stated. “Payments to districts will increase an estimated $234.3 million because of...
Wausau West High School drama standout performs on Broadway stage
A Wausau West High School junior last month realized his dream of performing on a Broadway stage, as one of two students representing Wisconsin in a national drama competition. Nolan Travis, along with Middleton High School’s Ava Greenberg, performed June 24 at the 15th annual Jimmy Awards, a program that...
Milton's Peach, Sinclair, Evansville's Heiser help Team Wisconsin claim junior wrestling national championship
State wrestling championships weren’t enough for recent Milton High graduates Aeoden Sinclair and Tyson Peach and Danny Heiser of Evansville High School. All three played key parts in Team Wisconsin winning the Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 22. Wisconsin, with Peach and Sinclair among a group of eight recent graduates headed to compete at the Division I level in college, was the top-seeded...
Two finalists named to run Wisconsin's system of 16 public technical colleges
Two candidates are in the running to take over as president of Wisconsin's system of 16 publicly funded technical colleges, the largest higher education system in the state. The Wisconsin Technical College System Board on Tuesday announced two finalists for the presidential position: Robert Griggs and Layla Merrifield. Both have years of experience with technical college system operations, though neither have held presidential positions directly with a Wisconsin technical college.
Youth Firefighting Training grant presented to NTC
Northcentral Technical College (NTC) was one of four recipients of a $25,000 Youth Firefighter Training grant from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS). “We recognize the growing demand for qualified volunteer firefighters within our community,” said Jeannie Worden, NTC president. “To address this urgent need, it is...
UW dorm campaigning policies up for debate close to Election Day
Leaders of Wisconsin’s state universities are weighing whether to update policies on political campaigning in residence halls for the first time since 1988. But they’ve twice delayed making a decision in a presidential election year where Wisconsin is expected to again become a key battleground state. In early...
School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin: Recognizes Rep. Scott Krug as a Legislator of the Year
Representative Scott Krug Receives Award for Leadership on Working Towards Increasing School Breakfast Funding. The School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin (SNA-WI) presented state Representative Scott Krug (R-Nekoosa) with an SNA-WI 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual meeting in La Crosse on Tuesday, June 25. Representative Krug was...
College2U Roadshow brings colleges to rural students in Central Wisconsin
Rural students comprise 25% of all high school students in Wisconsin yet are going to college at lower rates than non-rural students. College – 2-year or 4-year – may not be for everyone, but rural students often must navigate planning for after high school without all the information and support they need to determine the best path for them. A recent project by the Wisconsin State Journal’s higher education reporter Kimberly Wethal on rural college access revealed that rural students who have access to information about higher education, scholarships and grants, and the true cost of college attendance, are more likely to go to college and succeed.
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