Book Buddies program helps kids gain confidence by reading to therapy dogs
MADISON, Wis. -- Several area kids spent part of their Saturday practicing their reading skills for a special audience: therapy dogs. Madison-based nonprofit group…
Kaul asks Legislature for $2.2M to keep school safety office
Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is asking Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature for $2.2 million in the next state budget to keep the state Justice Department's Office of School Safety going. Kaul said Friday that the office’s operations have been funded almost entirely with federal COVID-19 relief dollars, which have run out. Legislators created the office in 2018 following a school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The office has handed out $100 million in grants to schools to improve safety protocols. It also offers teachers training on how to handle incidents and operates a 24-hour tip line.
School District of Beloit to offer AP African American Studies class starting in fall
BELOIT, Wis. -- Starting this fall, students in the School District of Beloit will be able to enroll in what the district bills as the first AP African American Studies class in Rock County. The class, which will be open…
Several taken into custody after Oshkosh school disturbance
MMSD proposes summer school pay increase
MADISON, Wis. -- Teachers hesitant to work this summer may have a new incentive to do so as Madison Metropolitan School District administrators explore new options for increasing pay. During…
MTI calls on One City Schools to return nearly $500K to MMSD in wake of grade 9, 10 shutdown
MADISON, Wis. -- Madison Teachers Inc. is calling on One City Schools to return nearly $500,000 given…
Madison East High School drag show canceled amid safety concerns
MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison Metropolitan School District has postponed a student-led drag show organized by East High School students after receiving messages about the event…
UW-Whitewater band director sends Packers' A.J. Dillon baton following running back's musical end zone celebration
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- When Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon took the football to the end zone at the beginning of the fourth quarter of Sunday's…
15-year-old girl arrested for false active shooter threat at Portage High School
PORTAGE, Wis. -- Police arrested a 15-year-old girl Friday afternoon following a false active shooter threat at Portage High School earlier this week. In…
MMSD opens emergency enrollment center for students affected by One City Schools' partial shutdown
MADISON, Wis. -- A day after One City Schools announced it was ending operations for ninth- and tenth-graders due to staffing issues,…
Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez visit Wisconsin schools
VIROQUA, Wis. (WKBT) — Gov. Tony Evers and newly elected Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez met with students at Viroqua Elementary School. The visit was one of Rodriguez’s first as lieutenant governor. Viroqua Elementary School was one of many Wisconsin schools to receive additional funding through a successful referendum. Although 80% of state school referendums passed, Rodriguez says she and Gov….
One City Schools shutting down for students in grades 9, 10 due to staffing shortages
MONONA, Wis. -- In two weeks' time, ninth- and tenth-graders at One City Schools will attend their final classes at the…
