Last week, the board voted 7-1 to pull ���A Mother of A Revolution!��� from the May 18 program, saying the piece violated the district���s controversial issues policy.

On Sunday, the board continued to defend the decision with a press release stating the board removed the song due to its ���celebration of violence.���

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Records show some of those candidates were hand-picked by a national conservative political group that spent more than $160,000 this spring on local public school board races.

Spending by the New York-based 1776 Project PAC is up 240 percent on Wisconsin races this year compared to 2025, according to records from the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.

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The 19 plaintiffs, led by the Wisconsin PTA, are asking the Circuit Court of Eau Claire County to hold the Legislature accountable for ���not meeting its constitutionally mandated obligation to provide all children with an equal opportunity for a sound basic education.���

The 105-page complaint alleges the decline in student reading and math scores are tied to the decrease in state funding to public schools over the last decade.

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The study defines belonging as ���feeling of being welcomed, accepted, respected, and valued within one���s social environment, including family, friends, school, and community.���

The numbers are even lower among minority students. Less than half of girls, Spanish-speaking students and Black students feel a sense of belonging. Among lesbian, gay and bisexual students, only 39 percent feel accepted at their school. The last decade has seen a 37 percent drop in Wisconsin youth feeling like they belong at their school.

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Cheever was an art teacher at three different Milwaukee schools, responsible for all grade levels. But that year, her school had just announced another round of budget cuts.

���I thought, you know, maybe now is the time, and I���ll just see what happens,��� Cheever said.

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Right now, Americans are questioning the value of higher education, especially with the rising cost of education and burden of student debt. According to a 2024 survey from the Pew Research Center, only 22 percent of U.S. adults say the cost of a four-year college degree today is worth it, even if someone has to take out loans.

At the same time, jobs in the trades are among Wisconsin���s ���hottest jobs������jobs with above-average salaries with the highest projected growth���according to the state Department of Workforce Development. And in recent years, Wisconsin high schools have seen a steady increase in enrollment in hands-on technical education courses, according to Perkins V data. That comes after years of declining enrollment nationwide in the 1990s and 2000s.

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Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius announced the changes Wednesday in a letter to staff.

In total, 181 job changes will be made under Cassellius��� plan.

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The NCES data is not broken down by state, but the trends it points out can be seen in Wisconsin.

Since before the COVID-19 pandemic���s widespread school shutdowns, the average mathematics score for fourth graders has declined by 18 points. Scores for eighth graders declined by 27 points.

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The results are promising. But their experience illustrates it takes more than just changing the curriculum to improve early literacy.

Since adopting a phonics-based approach in 2019, educators at Wadewitz Elementary School have found they need dedicated coaches, funding and community stability to make the Science of Reading work.

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Leaders of the Wisconsin Association of School Nurses met with state legislators last week to talk about unfinished business from this year���s legislative session, which ended in March.

Lawmakers did not act on a proposal to allow school districts to receive all federal Medicaid funding reimbursed for school-based services, like physical therapy and skilled nursing. It���s a change proposed by Gov. Tony Evers in his 2023-25 state budget.

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