What does the state of public opinion say about public schools around Wisconsin? "It demonstrates that we've got some work to do," said Dan Rossmiller, executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.

As Rainey Briggs was waiting in line to shake the hands of graduating students, a man rushed at him on stage during the Baraboo High School graduation. Initially, he wondered if the man was coming to protect him from something or if he was perhaps a photographer.

The April 2 referendum vote in which MPS is seeking approval of increasing its spending by $252 million a year will have unknown but almost certainly large effects on the future of the two halves of the school scene.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is creating a first-ever public-facing strategic plan and wants residents' opinions on teacher retention, mental health test scores and other topics.

As part of a June state law that boosted local government funding, lawmakers tucked in a requirement for the district to work with the Milwaukee Police Department to hire at least 25 school resource officers by Jan. 1.

A Wisconsin Democrat is asking the state Supreme Court's new liberal majority to eliminate funding for the state's four taxpayer-funded school voucher programs and independent charter schools while also lifting state-imposed limits on the amount of funding public schools can receive without a referendum. If successful, the lawsuit would upend the state's K-12 education landscape […]