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EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

When We’ll Know Our Schools are Safe

August 27, 2022

In this guest editorial, a Wisconsin family calls for gun law reform as the school year starts Back to school season is here, and we’re preparing our sons for their first day. We wish that just meant buying their school supplies (which we haven’t started yet), but this year, it also means a lot of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: School Safety, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Active Citizenship is What We Need

October 9, 2021

To strengthen civics education, we need a Wisconsin Civics Advisory Council By State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jill Underly An understanding of civics – of the rights and duties of citizens – is essential to a well-functioning democracy. That means the effective teaching of civics is also essential. We want our children to grow […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Jill Underly, Wisconsin Civics Advisory Council, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Burlington Area School District (BASD) Mishandling Additional Reports of Racism In the Wake of Scathing DPI Ruling

May 8, 2021

The Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism (BCDR) Urges the District to Bring POC To the Table In Creating Their Corrective Action Plan (CAP), While Sharing Its Own Recommendations for the District’s CAP to Redress their “Racially Hostile Environment” Just weeks after the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) issued its ruling against the Burlington Area School […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Burlington Area School District, Institutional Racism, Racism, Systemic Racism, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Wisconsin School Districts Receive $1.9 Billion in Funding

June 22, 2019

By Nyesha Stone The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) distributed $1.9 billion from numerous programs to fund Wisconsin school districts. Most of that funding is to be used for general aid, which is the operational cost of schools and includes paying administration and staff. DPI sent payments to schools from the following major state […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Nyesha Stone, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Understanding Changes In Wisconsin’s GED

March 4, 2016

New Policy Reflects Data And Changes In Economic Landscape by Scott Gordon The process of earning a high school equivalency certificate in the U.S. has changed dramatically over the last couple of years, and the transition hasn’t been smooth. The general educational development test, or GED, received a major overhaul in 2014 when it switched […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Beth Lewis, GED, Scott Gordon, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction



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