Carley Goodkind, a German language teacher and global educator at Greenfield High School, has been named the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s 2021-22 Global Educator of the Year. Goodkind is receiving the honor for her commitment to students and building their curiosity, understanding, and engagement with our interconnected and interdependent world. A district administrator commended Goodkind, noting her exceptional ability to collaborate with local, state, and national leaders on instructional design for global learning across the curriculum. For more information and for a full news release, visit the DPI’s website.

Over 160 businesses and education leaders in Wisconsin have joined together and written a letter to Governor Tony Evers, Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, calling on them to invest a portion of the state’s $5.5B budget surplus in Wisconsin’s K-12 education. Businesses propose the investment specifically address inflationary pressures in maintaining programming and staff and Wisconsin’s reputation for lagging behind the nation in funding support for students with disabilities. The money, businesses say, will strike a “need to invest in the quality of our K-12 education, with the rich return it provides in developing our future

Appleton, Wis. – Outagamie County Executive and pro-labor populist U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson recently appeared on The Young Turks to discuss his candidacy. While discussing why his track record as a Bernie delegate who has won six times in a red county makes him the best candidate to go up against Ron Johnson, Nelson also took the opportunity to differentiate himself from Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. View the segment here. Nelson also tweeted about the segment. The host asked, “What specifically did [Barnes] say before as lieutenant governor that he’s now flip flopped on?” Nelson responded, “Well, he’s been

Recent research conducted by Global Strategy Group finds Sarah Godlewski has the right message, record, and profile to defeat Ron Johnson in the general election for US Senate in Wisconsin.  Key findings from the recent poll of 800 likely Democratic primary voters in Wisconsin include: With more than five months still to go until the primary election, most voters haven’t begun to pay close attention to the race and remain undecided. Recent candidate poll numbers are soft, driven by name ID or recent temporary communications that are now offline. The overwhelming majority of Wisconsin Democratic Primary voters care most about supporting a

Statement by Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale on President Biden’s visit to Superior on March 2, 2022: It’s an honor to welcome President Biden to Superior today to talk about Wisconsin infrastructure needs and the many ways the President’s historic bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will create and expand good-paying jobs and economic opportunity for Wisconsin workers. This once-in-a-generation investment will build an economy that truly works for working people. Infrastructure investment means quality jobs and long-term competitiveness for our state and nation. Wisconsin’s union workers are ready to begin fixing our bridges, maintaining our roads, updating broadband services,

MADISON – Today, Wisconsin Conservation Voters’ national affiliate League of Conservation Voters released the Wisconsin delegation’s scores on the 2021 National Environmental Scorecard highlighting how some members chose to champion the environment and protect our democracy, while others failed to do so. The Scorecard is the primary yardstick for evaluating the environmental records of members of Congress since 1970 and is available for download here, in Spanish here, and online at scorecard.lcv.org. 2021 was an unprecedented year. We endured heightened federal attacks on the foundation of our democracy and in Wisconsin we continue to face the staggering costs of climate change, the losses from an ongoing global pandemic,

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) supports the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) metrics used to determine the risk level of COVID-19 in communities. Widespread access to vaccines and testing, available treatment options, and high levels of population immunity have combined to make a new approach to monitoring and preventing COVID-19 possible. Under the new COVID-19 Community Levels metrics, wearing a well-fitting mask in public indoor settings is recommended only when a particular community is experiencing “high” COVID-19 Community Levels, unless you or someone you live with is at high risk for severe disease. With this new guidance, universal masking in schools is

RICE LAKE — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the cities of Rice Lake, Altoona, Menomonie, and Eau Claire will receive more than $8 million as part of the Neighborhood Investment Fund grant program. These funds will be used to improve downtown infrastructure and pedestrian safety, promote business development initiatives, and support local affordable housing and shelter needs. “From expanding affordable housing options to strengthening infrastructure and revitalizing our main streets, this grant program was designed to connect the dots in our communities to ensure they recover and succeed for years to come,” said Gov. Evers. “So I am thrilled to be awarding these funds