Education

Two Waukesha schools dismissed students for the final time on Thursday, June 11. Bethesda Elementary and Hawthorne Elementary are now closed.

Gordon Wood, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, authored dozens of books and was a longtime professor at Brown University.

Milwaukee Public Schools on Monday, June 8 showcased their new grant-funded electric school buses.

Tuition is going up for a fourth year in a row for students attending the Universities of Wisconsin. The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents made that official on Thursday, June 4.

The Federal Communications Commission announced Wednesday that it is launching a comprehensive review of the E-Rate program.

The Trump administration is looking to give political appointees more power over federal grants, to ensure they “demonstrably advance” the president's policy priorities.

A recent WalletHub study found that districts serving fewer Black and Hispanic students receive about $900 to $1,000 more per student on average, highlighting persistent racial disparities in education.

The Department of Education under President Trump is ending generations of addressing inequities for Black students, in some cases withholding federal funds for programs that aim to help them.