Wisconsin Education NewsFebruary 26, 2025The Wisconsin Education News is a daily update of education news and events that are taking place around Wisconsin. Green Bay completes first phase of installing crosswalk beacons GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The City of Green Bay along with Green Bay public schools completed the first phase of crosswalk improvements. Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) were installed at 48 locations. Oshkosh's South Park Middle School through the years South Park Middle School is one of five Oshkosh Area School District middle schools. South Park Middle School, as seen, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, was slated for upgrades and growth until the OASD learned of the school's location within a runway/departure zone for Wittman Regional Airport. Madison school to be named after education advocate Lori Mann Carey Madison School Board members voted Monday to rename Southside Elementary School after Lori Mann Carey, an education advocate who grew up on Madison’s south side. The school has been using the temporary name “Southside” since students moved into a new building on East Badger Road in 2023. A woman who always showed up: Southside Elementary to be named after Lori Mann Carey MADISON, Wis. -- Southside Elementary will be named after Lori Mann Carey, an education advocate whose legacy lives on through the community and her family. New bill would require MPS to pay 75% for school resource officer program MILWAUKEE — In a letter to Milwaukee County Judge David Borowski, Attorney Hanna Kolberg wrote on behalf of the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors, saying the Board has "taken all steps within its power," to comply with his court order to put 25 school resource officers back in the district by Thursday. Students Demonstrate Literacy Skills in Battle of the Books Students across the Whitewater Unified School District showcased their literary knowledge in the district-level Battle of the Books competition last week. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association, the program challenges students to read and master 20 books from a preselected list. Book lists were published last June, allowing students and staff to begin their reading journey. Wausau school admins discuss upcoming referendum WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) -- The Wausau School District is going to referendum on April 1, hoping to address its budget deficit. They're asking voters to raise its revenue limit by $8 million each year for the next five school years. Trump Administration Creating ‘Chaos’ for Wisconsin’s Schools? Education scholars warn that a series of executive orders and policy positions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration are creating a sense of “chaos” in Wisconsin’s K-12 schools. Whitewater School Board rejects Scharine Road detachment WHITEWATER — The Whitewater Unified School Board has again denied a request for a property owner on Scharine Road to be annexed into the Milton School District. If Whitewater approved it, it would have been detached, because at roughly the same time the Milton School Board voted 5-2 to accept the land into its district. Whitewater denied it with a 5-1 vote. State and local officials hold school safety meeting KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- After December's deadly school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, and two separate gun scares within the Kenosha Unified School District inside of a two-month span, school safety is a major concern. Sun Prairie school board approves hiring of principal for East High School MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Sun Prairie Area School District School Board approved hiring Sun Prairie East High School’s interim principal for the permanent principal role. The Board approved Jim Ertel for the position during its meeting Monday night. Last week was filled with celebrations for Wisconsin FFA and 261 chapters across the state. February 15-22 marked National FFA Week. Running over George Washington’s birthday and President’s Day, this week celebrates FFA across the nation, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. WIAA announces continued partnership with UW-Madison Athletics MADISON (WKOW) — The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association announced Tuesday a continued partnership with the UW-Madison Department of Athletics. The WIAA and UW-Madison agreed to an eight-year contract extension. This agreement secures the university's facilities for hosting high school state championships through spring 2033. WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has released details in their new policy on student-athletes who identify as transgender after announcing last week that they would comply with President Trump’s recent executive order. Witt-Birn School Board approves latest ACP The Wittenberg-Birnamwood School Board approved an updated academic career plan (ACP) Feb. 17 designed to help make sure more students are ready to launch into careers through college, trade schools or directly out of high school. Manitowoc school board considers annexing part of Valders school district MANITOWOC, Wis. (WBAY) - The Manitowoc public school district will hold a special board meeting Tuesday to continue discussing whether to annex a portion of the Valders school district. District addresses harassment policy concerns Oregon School District officials provided an update about recent mandated changes to its sexual harassment policy at the Monday, Feb. 24 Board of Education meeting. Evers will announce future plans after budget negotiations are complete (The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will announce whether he plans to run again after the budget process is complete, he told the Wisconsin Counties Association on Tuesday morning. Evers said he believes he proposed a “realistic budget” and that after the “huffing and puffing” to start the budget process, Evers said that it will come down to negotiations on three or four important topics. Evers said one of those important topics is state funding for K-12 schools. Urban spelunking: The century-old Greenfield Bilingual School gets bigger Mayor Cavalier Johnson joined a number of other dignitaries, including MPS Interim Superintendent Eduardo Galvan and school board member Henry Leonard, Monday afternoon at Greenfield Bilingual School, 1711 S. 35th St., to cut the ribbon on a much-needed expansion at the school.
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