EDUCATION

Eric Steffen was surprised. As his 6-year-old neared the end of kindergarten this year, Steffen learned his son would soon need to return for six weeks of summer school. The school had messed up. Olson Elementary hired a substitute special education teacher for Steffen’s son and six other students for...

MADISON, Wis. -- Ahead of the 2024-25 school year, the Madison Metropolitan School District will host a job fair for prospective teachers, faculty, and other staff.

MADISON, Wis.—High school seniors will begin receiving admissions offers from the Universities of Wisconsin next week under the new Direct Admit Wisconsin program, system president Jay Rothman announced today. Wisconsin seniors who have met Direct Admit Wisconsin requirements will be notified of their Direct Admit offers beginning next week...

Dear Editor: Thank you for posting the story about improper licensing for teachers ("Teacher license error means these Madison kids must redo classes," July 23). My son is on homebound schooling and I have been fighting my school district to ensure my son has an appropriate education. He has had two homebound teachers and both have not had a special education license. They struggle to educate him and the district will not give him credit for any of his goals due to his placement, but really it is because the teachers do not know how to track goals.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison will begin selling alcohol in general seating areas at Camp Randall Stadium this season. The university’s decision, announced on Monday, leaves Nebraska and Northwestern as the only two schools who aren’t allowing general seating alcohol sales in the now 18-team Big Ten. Alcohol sales are also set to begin this season at Michigan Stadium.

WIAA season begins Aug. 22; Get ready with all the 2024 Wisconsin high school football schedules on SBLive

When Nikhita Steward-Trivedi searched for academic programs this summer, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) caught their eye. Steward-Trivedi —who has Goltz syndrome, causing vision and mobility impairments — saw the three-week summer intensive as an opportunity to pursue their career goals and a place where it would be easier to receive accommodations for their disability, in their mother Lina Steward-Trivedi’s view.

The Verona Area School District (VASD) Board of Education voted to join the Greater Dane County School District Consortium (GDCSDC) on Monday, July 22. Board members Jennifer Murphy, John Porco and Superintendent Tremayne Clardy attended a GDCSDC meeting in May, where a group of greater Dane County school districts are looking to collaborate on shared visions. The GDCSDC mission statement reads as follows:

As a former campus tour guide, I was often asked what made the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus so special. My answer? For a long time, I would tell incoming students a variety of answers: Lake Mendota, gameday culture or lakeshore in the fall. But after living on Stanford University’s...

Last spring, the University of Wisconsin campus and surrounding areas were companions to some of the biggest headlines. These stories were some of the most significant of the spring 2024 semester. Campus. A nationwide movement swept college campuses across the nation in April in response to the war in Gaza....

MADISON, Wis. -- A record number of Madison Metropolitan School District students took at least one Advanced Placement test at the end of the 2023-24 school year, with the majority of tests taken resulting in a passing grade.

MADISON, Wis. -- President Joe Biden announced Wisconsin was one of the 31 regions picked to be tech hubs and Madison College is of of the 15 members throughout the state selected to help in that effort. That move could have a big impact on southern Wisconsin.

Dear professors of UW-Madison. It’s summer, we miss you. How are you doing? We love you (´•╭╮•`). Everybody knows how hard and committed you are to giving the pretty girls in class better grades than everyone else. It must be a very difficult job, having to discriminate like that all of the time. I know I wouldn’t wanna do that. There’s most definitely a lot on your mind given the upcoming semester. Which is why the entire student body has contributed to composing this letter just for you.

The state Legislature has formed a study committee to discuss possible reforms and restructuring of the Universities of Wisconsin. The committee includes four state lawmakers, two Republicans and two Democrats, and 14 other members, including business leaders, professors, and current and former administrators, selected by the Legislature’s Republican leadership.

MADISON – The12th annual Foster Youth Graduation Celebration was held today at the Executive Residence to honor an inspiring group of Wisconsin students. Governor Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers joined Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Emilie Amundson in recognizing foster youth who recently graduated from high school, completed milestones in post-secondary education, or who attained other educational achievements. “Doing what’s best for our kids is what’s best for our state, and I have always believed in the power of public schools and education and how it can change a kid’s life and put them on the path to a better, brighter future,” said Gov. Evers. “Today’s graduates exemplify what it means to work hard and never give up, and we’re incredibly proud of their efforts to get here today. I also want to thank all of the families, mentors, and partners at the Department of Children and Families for their good work and for their role in helping these students reach these milestones.” Nationally, approximately 50% of foster youth will graduate from high school and less than 5% graduate from a four-year college and 2 to 6% will complete a two-year degree. Most foster youth face stability challenges from losing their biological family, moving, and changes in caseworkers, friends, and schools. “For many of these individuals, the journey has not been easy. They’ve faced instability, uncertainty, and sometimes even loss,” said DCF Secretary Emilie Amundson. “Yet they continued their journey. Their commitment and strength to move forward academically deserves to be celebrated. It is without a doubt that today’s graduates will continue to do great things.” The 27 graduates who were able to attend the celebration represented the 100 identified foster youth throughout Wisconsin who are known to have reached commencement in the 2023-2024 academic year. Mr. Larry (Leo) Davis, father, foster youth alum and former Wisconsin Youth Advisory Council Member (YAC), spoke and inspired graduates. Leo is currently pursuing a master’s degree and doctorate degree in social work and social entrepreneurship at Loyola University Chicago. He spoke about overcoming systemic inequities and his passion for developing solutions and policy to help others. For more information on Wisconsin’s foster care services or to find out how you can be a foster parent, please visit the Department of Children and Families website at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/fostercare/parent or the Wisconsin Family Connections Center website at https://www.wifamilyconnectionscenter.org/how-do-i/get-started/.

When walking through the hallways of the Verona Area High School (VAHS) and Sugar Creek Elementary on Thursday, July 18, it was hard to imagine that Summer School classes would wrap up the next day. Despite the sunny, hot weather outside – and the looming freedom of classes ending –...