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Peter Cameron is an award-winning investigative journalist and the managing editor of The Badger Project (thebadgerproject.org), a nonpartisan journalism nonprofit which covers Wisconsin state government and politics. He worked at daily print newspapers in Scranton, Pa., and Wilkes-Barre, Pa., as well as in Madison, Wis., and Chicago, before returning to Wisconsin to launch The Badger Project. He graduated from UW-Madison in 2005, and grew up in Waunakee, Wis. He lives and dies with every Badger basketball win and loss.

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As semester ends in Wisconsin, COVID-19 fears shrink — while concerns of academic slide grow

by Peter Cameron January 6th, 2021February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Schools are not the superspreader sites that many feared, but research indicates U.S. students fell behind in math during the pandemic

Posted inEducation

Wisconsin schools ‘whipsawing’ as COVID-19 hits rural districts

by Peter Cameron October 20th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inEducation

Wisconsin’s rural students face a digital divide as some return to screens instead of school

by Peter Cameron August 25th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government

‘Everyone has to have it’: Broadband gap leaves rural Wisconsin behind during coronavirus crisis

by Peter Cameron March 24th, 2020February 24th, 2021

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