KTEC Schools of Innovation in Kenosha — a STEM-focused, public K-12 charter school — purchased the shuttered Pick ‘n Save at 1901 63rd St. in October for $5 million. The 56,000-square-foot facility closed in 2017 but will reopen as KTEC’s new permanent home this fall.
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Family history and hometown pride motivated a district choir teacher to revive the year-end event.
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The commencement ceremony was held at the school's Johnson Athletic Center.
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Sisters Jennifer Scaccio and Katrina Danielson were surprised to discover they were both pregnant with twins at the same time. Now, 18 years later, their sets of fraternal twins will be graduating from Logan High School together.
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In Madison, hundreds of students are graduating with GPA ties, causing ties when the district is considering who is eligible for the Wisconsin Guarantee program.
The Middleton-Cross Plains School District is floating three possible referendum amounts. The district’s last operations referendum is set to expire after the 2026-27 school year.
Gateway Technical College awarded degrees to a record number of 604 participants across two commencement ceremonies on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, May 19-20.
Students laughed while playing financial literacy games Monday at Olympia Brown K-8 School.
Bucky Badger wasn't always Bucky. And he wasn't always huggable, either. Scroll on for a history in photographs of one of the best mascots in college athletics.
A glass atrium and air conditioning are a few of the major updates the 137-year-old Science Hall at UW-Madison will undergo during its $163.2 million renovation project.
The Watertown School Board tried to silence "A Mother of a Revolution!," but instead inspired a small uprising in this city of 22,500.
An overflow crowd listens to the Watertown High School wind ensemble perform "A Mother of a Revolution!" through the walls of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Watertown.
Recent changes to the area have made it safer to walk from Lowell and Emerson to the Goodman Center, said Scott Chehak, the district’s building services director.
For the 2026-2027 school year, KUSD would have received a projected $4.3 million through the deal’s increase in special education reimbursement to K-12 schools. Without that funding, the district could see its structural deficit grow to at least $10.5 million next school year, KUSD Chief Financial Officer Tarik Hamdan said at the district’s budget committee meeting Thursday.
Nigh, a teen services librarian at Kenosha Public Library, was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker, KPL announced May 6. Library Journal’s annual list recognizes librarians and library staff members across the nation who are “shaping the future of libraries.”
The “School Street” pilot near Marquette Elementary will see part of Jenifer Street temporarily close in the morning and afternoon for student walking and biking safety.
The Madison School District is one of the first in the state with a paid leave policy, offering 12 weeks of paid parental and adoption leave, and paid leave for foster care placement and pregnancy loss.
“Wayman's Legacy in Motion” was a collaboration between Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church and Mitchell K-8 School to showcase former Wayman parishioners who impacted the area.
Pedro Cruz has grown into a confident, caring school leader who wants to see his peers do well.
Chants included “Pay us or lose us,” “Educators deserve a living wage” and “Retain, don’t retrain.”
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UW-Oshkosh softball fell to Belhaven in the NCAA Division III super regionals, concluding a 33-10-1 season that included a WIAC title and St. Louis Regional crown.
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UW-Oshkosh names Steve Schweer its 16th head men’s basketball coach, following his record-setting run leading Illinois College’s program from 2019-26.
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In a joint statement issued Thursday night, superintendents urged Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Legislature “to return to the table to address the continued underfunding of special education.”
Omar Thomas, whose "A Mother of a Revolution" was cut from Monday’s high school concert, will lead a performance of the piece at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Wednesday.
The students have been prohibited from performing the instrumental piece at their school concert Monday night.
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside class of 2026 earned diplomas Saturday.
The U.S. Secretary of Education visited Western Technical College in La Crosse on Friday — part of a 50-state tour meant to promote reducing federal involvement in public education.
The investigation found that while the principal and assistant principal of the former Southside Elementary School likely violated district rules, more than half of the allegations could not be substantiated.
The Monona Grove School Board approved a 2.63% base wage increase and an additional $634,000 benefits funding under a new compensation plan. The starting salary for teachers will be $57,095.
Shoreland Lutheran High School is flying to new heights. The school was awarded a $500 grant from the National Lt. Governors STEM Scholarship Program.

