Wisconsin Education NewsJune 24, 2025A daily update of education news and events that are taking place around Wisconsin. State Budget Update: Impasse in Negotiations and Key Education Priorities Monday, June 23, 2025- With numerous headlines and statements circulating about the 2025–27 Wisconsin State Budget, SAA would like to provide a timely update on the current status and offer some context around the complex dynamics at play in the Capitol. Monitor the SAA blog for up to date information on advocacy issues. Please follow this link to log in. Building Academy- Begins August 2025 If you are an experienced administrator committed to becoming a learning leader who is transforming a school into a learning organization, then join AWSA’s 2025-26 Building Academy. GBAPS agreed to a land exchanged with the Village of Allouez GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Green Bay Public School District has approved a land exchange with the Village of Allouez. The village will receive land at Langlad Elementary, with the school district getting just over four acres of land next to Webster Elementary. Milton School District begins work on 2025-26 budget MILTON — Milton School District officials say they expect its annual aid estimate from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, that will be out soon, to be “inaccurate” ahead of its budget process. The aid estimate from the state is expected to be released next Tuesday, July 1. MPS 2025-2026 budget proposal; board to vote Tuesday MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors is expected to vote on its $1.5 billion 2025-2026 budget proposal on Tuesday, June 24. What we know: The budget, proposed by MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius, includes $16 million allocated to help lead cleanup. Summer Freedom Schools program kicks off at Mendota Elementary MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison Metropolitan School District kicked off its inaugural 2025 Freedom Schools summer program at Mendota Elementary. The six-week program is rooted in the legacy of the Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools which began as part of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer and continues today as a national model of summer learning, literacy development, and youth empowerment. Wausau School District officially puts closed elementary schools up for sale WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wausau School District has provided an update on its consolidation efforts following the closures of three of its elementary schools this year. As of Monday, June 23, staff members at Hawthorn Hills, Hewitt-Texas, Grant, and Lincoln have now packed up their spaces to prepare for the moving process. The moving process has now started and will likely go on throughout the summer break. Republican Bill Changes How Wisconsin Pays for Voucher Schools Legislative Republicans plan to bring back a proposal that would pay for the state’s school voucher program separately from how it funds the public school system. Under a “decoupling” bill, school vouchers would be funded from the state’s General Purpose Revenue rather than from the combination of state aid and local property taxes that fund them now. Sparta kids complete Department of Defense's weeklong STEM camp SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) -- Military children in the Sparta area completed a unique week-long science program Friday that used insects and bugs to teach valuable lessons about engineering and scientific discovery. The Sparta Area School District wrapped up its STEMKAMP program for children of active-duty personnel, with 125 students participating in the "Buggin' Out" themed week. MPS Superintendent Cassellius launches listening tour. Here's how to attend. Braving extreme heat warnings June 23, about 30 people filed past industrial fans in the hallways of James Madison High School to gather with Brenda Cassellius, the new superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools. It was the first of 10 events on Cassellius' "Listen and Learn Tour" that will be hosted at different schools throughout the summer.
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