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Kinser decides against state schools superintendent bid

Education consultant Brittany Kinser, of Wauwatosa, said she began considering a bid after Superintendent Jill Underly changed standards for the Forward Exam taken by students in grades 3-8, including lowering the cut scores between groups and changing terminology used to describe student progress.

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Dept. of Public Instruction: Names three district partners in initiative to improve engagement for students kept at margins of schools

DPI one of four state agencies across the nation to partner with SWIFT Education Center MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced it recently named three school districts as partners in an initiative to build capacity and provide academic, behavioral, social, and emotional support to students in an effort to

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Protect Our Care Wisconsin: Statement: Republicans reject proposal to stop premium hikes, coverage losses for millions of Americans

Washington D.C. — As Congress continues to negotiate a health care package, new reporting indicates that Republicans have rejected Democrats’ proposal to extend the Inflation Reduction Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for one year. These tax credits, which lowered the cost of health care for millions of people purchasing coverage

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Protect Our Care Wisconsin: Republicans are planning to gut health care for 1,335,200 Wisconsinites to hand out tax breaks to the rich and big corporations

New reports released by The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and KFF show Republicans want to cut billions from Medicaid and put health care at risk for 1,335,200 Wisconsinites in order to fund tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans.  As the largest health insurance program in the country, providing

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Picture of a hallway at the Milwaukee School of Languages

Kinser decides against state schools superintendent bid

Education consultant Brittany Kinser, of Wauwatosa, said she began considering a bid after Superintendent Jill Underly changed standards for the Forward Exam taken by students in grades 3-8, including lowering the cut scores between groups and changing terminology used to describe student progress.

Read More »