Utah district bans Bible in elementary, middle school 'due to vulgarity or violence'

The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.

Go Girl Conference empowered middle school girls

Confidence, leadership skills and new friendships are just a couple skills 200 middle school girls are taking home from Friday, June 2, the "Go Girl" conference at UWM.

University of Wisconsin building project; Republicans reject funding

GOP lawmakers rejected funding for the University of Wisconsin's top priority, the replacement of an engineering building on its flagship Madison campus.

National Spelling Bee: Dev Shah, 14, wins with final word 'psammophile'

Congrats, Dev Shah! The teen from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didn't make it out of his regional bee last year. He was crowned last night as the 2023 champion.

MPS Kohler Scholar graduates honored: 'Couldn't believe it'

Five Milwaukee Public Schools graduates were honored as recipients of the Kohler Scholars program, done in partnership with College Possible.

Cardinal Stritch University for sale after closing in May

Cardinal Stritch University is up for sale less than two weeks after holding its final commencement, an online real estate listing shows.

Racine Park special graduation ceremony for 3 student athletes

Three Racine Park High School seniors achieved a longtime goal of qualifying for the state track meet on Thursday, June 1, but their accomplishment came with a catch.

Watch: 'Legendary' math professor, 88, gets standing ovation after final lecture

Gilbert Strang, 88, was one of the first professors to post his lectures to OpenCourseWare, which gave millions of people free access to MIT classes.

Waukesha schools' dual enrollment students jumpstart careers

A record number of Waukesha high school students are set to participate in dual enrollment with WCTC – and it could help solve a local worker shortage.

Most US adults say don't ban race in college admissions but role should be small: AP-NORC poll

Roughly 63% said the Supreme Court should not block colleges from considering race or ethnicity in their admission systems, but people were more likely to say grades and standardized test scores should be significant factors.