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Muskego-Norway School District awarded $24,700 WEDC grant The Muskego-Norway School District and 17 other school districts will receive more than $493,000 in "fab lab" grants to train students in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) skills and prepare them for careers using advanced technologies.
ECSD hires Nadeau as new superintendent The Ellsworth Community School District Board of Education has selected Brian Nadeau to become the district’s next superintendent.
Will Neenah's new high school get a new rocket to match? Here are the people behind the effort The Neenah Joint School District spent $171 million to build its new high school at 500 Rocket Way, but one key feature is missing. The sprawling campus northwest of Neenah has no rocket to serve as the mascot of the Neenah Rockets, as the previous high school, now the Neenah Middle School, does.
Green Bay School Board Goes To Plan C For Boundary Changes, Consolidation After their first two boundary change proposals were met with lackluster public support, the Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS) presented “Scenario C” of their plan.
Sheboygan Area School District will release results of the Urban Middle School traffic study during a public meeting Monday. Results of the Sheboygan Area School District’s traffic study on intersections surrounding the proposed Urban Middle School rebuild site will be released to the public Monday.
BDUSD Highlights Successes Of Advanced Learning The Beaver Dam Unified School District is highlighting the opportunities and success of advanced learning at the high school. The district’s offerings of AP courses throughout all core subject areas have landed it as a multi-year Advanced Placement Pacesetter Award winner for participation and test performance.
Wisconsin schools to add ‘fab lab’ to elementary kid schedules to create more young innovators For some kids, the best part about school is when you get to be creative. Now, Wisconsin wants to make sure those kids who are creative get to expand that skill. Mosinee Elementary is one of 18 schools that has been awarded a $25,000 grant to create a fab lab.
Music creates opportunities like nothing else can In the past years, the Cornell School District music program has been on the decline, but this school year, the band and choir is under new management. Hired at the end of last school year, Nick Peters has already made a huge impact on the program, jumping in to revitalize public performances.
Staff cuts planned following failed Evansville school referendum In the wake of a failed April 2 referendum, the Evansville Community School District is planning to eliminate 14 positions, including 11 teachers, for the 2024-25 school year.
Neillsville District Administrator Discusses Items Approved at April School Board Meeting The Neillsville School Board heard a building projects update at their recent meeting.
Kiel School District Shows Improvement in ACT Scores ACT scores look to be improving in the Kiel School District. According to an educator in 2021, cumulative scores in the areas of English, Language, Arts, math, reading, writing, science, and STEM were not at the level where anyone wanted them to be.
Gov. Evers, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Announce 18 Wisconsin school districts awarded investments to support STEAM skills and learning Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, today announced that the Muskego-Norway School District and 17 other school districts will receive more than $493,000 in “fab lab” grants to train students in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) skills and prepare them for careers using advanced technologies.
Cudahy School District names Michelle Garven as its next superintendent The Cudahy School Board has chosen Michelle Garven as the district's next superintendent.
Augusta School Holds First Annual Educator's Signing Day Augusta High School held their first annual Educator’s Signing Day.This special event took place on April 22 and was attended by 5 seniors who plan to pursue a career in education. The Signing Day was sponsored by the Augusta Chapter of Educators Rising, with Mrs. Ashley King as the advisor.
Valders High School Pool Closing This Summer Several factors led to the Valders Area School District Board closing the pool later this year.
Schools, providers are connecting to support families as juvenile diabetes cases increase School nurses in the Superior School District took part in a Type 1 diabetes troubleshooting session April 11 with Dr. Kannan Kasturi, a pediatric endocrinologist with Essentia Health.
School board reapportionment committee endorses ‘3-3-3’ model A special committee looking into rebalancing representation on the School District of Tomahawk Board of Education has endorsed a proposed model.
Report: Nearly 7K instances of student physical restraint occurred in Wisconsin schools Wisconsin schools reported nearly 6,000 instances of seclusion and nearly 7,000 occurrences of physical restraint during the 2021-22 school year, according to the latest data available from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
UW-Madison researchers lead national hub on school mental health grants Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are leading a new nationwide hub for school mental health grants.
Lodi High School students teach primary students about money management Lodi High School students enrolled in a personal finance course brought their money management lessons to Lodi Primary School.
Marshall Elementary students explore dinosaurs in paleontology project Marshall Elementary School grades 3-6 recently completed a school wide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) project through the Library/Technology program.
Madison science teacher named 2025 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year A Madison science teacher received the highest honor in Wisconsin education Tuesday. Brian Counselman, who works at MMSD’S Malcom Shabazz City High School, was named the first of five Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s 2025 Teacher of the Year.
Principal Don Anderson celebrates final year as principal Don Anderson is completing his final year as principal at Eagle River Elementary before assuming the role of Executive Director at the North Lakeland Discovery Center.
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