Eye on Education: Preventing use of force in schools
MADISON, Wis. -- After News 3 Now shined a light on the use of force in schools in a special Eye on Education report, we're now taking…
MMSD in the home stretch of renovating playgrounds
As students run out of Huegel Elementary School for recess they can now let loose on brand new playground equipment that's nothing like what their parents grew up with.
Restrained: State reports thousands of cases in Wisconsin schools
Seclusion and restraint are only supposed to be used as a "last resort" but they happen all the time.
Students return to Madison high schools under construction
Freshman returned to Madison's high schools Thursday morning to start a school year of sharing campus with construction crews. MMSD and Findorff are renovating and creating additions to all the district's high schools with funds approved by a $317-million referendum passed in 2020.
Teachers turn to online wishlists to help stock classrooms ahead of school year
As teachers are getting ready to welcome kids back to school, more and more of them are asking for help.
No more free meals for all students as USDA ends COVID relief
Parents will once again have to apply for free or reduced price student meals ahead of the '22/'23 school year. The federal program through the USDA has ended the COVID relief program that provided free meals to students.
How to save for college while accounts lose value
One estimate shows the average 529 plan lost about 11% in the first six months of 2022.
MMSD testing anti-racist microschool
Once again, district officials are putting race at the forefront. The Anti-Racist Learning Laboratory + Innovation Network (ALL+IN Microschool) is a pilot program that recruits "Black, Indigenous, Latinx and/or Asian/Asian American" middle schoolers who feel like school isn't for them and want a say in what they learn.
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