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Posted inEducation

Years after federal investigation, racial disparities persist in Milwaukee Public Schools suspensions

by Sam Woods / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service February 9th, 2022February 9th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Despite making up 50% of the Milwaukee Public Schools student body, Black students have received 81% of suspensions this school year, according to data presented to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors on Tuesday.

Posted inEducation, Environment, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin Watch’s best photos from 2021 capture moments of elation, contemplation and joy.

by Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch December 20th, 2021December 21st, 2021
Posted inEducation

Midwestern community colleges work to lure, and keep, students struggling with poverty and other barriers

by Becky Z. Dernbach / Sahan Journal, Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch, Olivia Lewis / Bridge Detroit and Ata Younan / Borderless Magazine December 17th, 2021January 7th, 2022
Posted inEducation

MATC broadens access for Milwaukee students amid historical inequities, dropping enrollment

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch December 15th, 2021February 14th, 2022
Posted inEducation

Wisconsin’s special ed system: High stress, sparse state funding

by Heather Graves / The Press Times and Lea Kopke / The Press Times October 2nd, 2021October 1st, 2021
Posted inEducation, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin schools called police on students at twice the national rate — for Native students, it was the highest

by Corey Mitchell, Joe Yerardi and Susan Ferriss / Center for Public Integrity, Clare Amari / Wisconsin Watch, Angelica Euseary / Madison365 and Robert Chappell / Madison365 September 24th, 2021October 19th, 2021
Posted inEconomy, Education

Wisconsin school districts keep begging voters for more money. Is the state funding formula broken?

by Heather Graves / The Press Times June 15th, 2021September 16th, 2021
Posted inColor of Money, Economy, Education

Drop out or drown in debt? Many Black students in Wisconsin face stark choices in paying for college

by Alyssa Huglen / Wisconsin Watch May 15th, 2021June 8th, 2021
Posted inEducation

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

by Peter Cameron / The Badger Project January 6th, 2021March 8th, 2021
Posted inEducation

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

by Peter Cameron / The Badger Project October 20th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inEducation, Outbreak Wisconsin

Pizza lunches and iPads: A single mom speaks to her son about returning to school

by Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch August 31st, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inEducation

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

by Peter Cameron / The Badger Project August 25th, 2020February 24th, 2021

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