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Madison Metropolitan School District: More students take ACT, earn top scores
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (221+ words) MADISON, Wis. " The Madison Metropolitan School District announced on Wednesday that more of its students took the ACT during the 2025-26 school year and that more students earned some of the exam's highest possible scores. According to the district, about 10% more…...
Local leaders question UW-Madison athletic director hiring process
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (626+ words) UW-Madison selected Shawn Eichorst as its new athletic director, but local leaders say at least two qualified Black candidates were not offered interviews for the position. Marcus Sedberry, the current interim athletic director, and Sean Frazier, athletic director at Northern…...
UW regent resigns amid family medical challenges
6+ day, 3+ min ago (150+ words) Channel 3000 --" Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents member Jack Salzwedel resigned Monday, citing medical challenges in his family. Salzwedel, who was previously CEO of American Family Insurance, was appointed to the Board in 2024 and still had five years left in…...
Waunakee high school welcomes new athletic director
1+ week, 1+ day ago (23+ words) Channel 3000 Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams...
Madison metro area ranks fifth among most educated U. S. cities
1+ week, 1+ day ago (104+ words) MADISON, Wis. " The Madison metropolitan area ranked fifth on Wallet Hub's list of the 150 most educated U. S. cities. The survey examined educational attainment among adults 25 and older, from high school diplomas to graduate degrees, as well as the quality of each…...
MMSD elementary summer school canceled Tuesday
1+ week, 1+ day ago (111+ words) Channel 3000 ALERT DAYs: Dangerous heat lasts through the rest of the week June 29, 2026 @ 3: 02 pm Madison elementary summer school canceled Tuesday due to extreme heat MADISON, Wis. " The Madison Metropolitan School District has canceled elementary summer scho" Parents arrested after child…...
Madison elementary summer school canceled Tuesday due to extreme heat
1+ week, 2+ day ago (209+ words) MADISON, Wis. " The Madison Metropolitan School District has canceled elementary summer school Tuesday because of extreme heat. The heat index is expected to range from 95 to 108 degrees. The First Warn Weather team has been tracking the heat dome and has…...
Local libraries encourage kids to keep reading this summer
1+ week, 4+ day ago (152+ words) MADISON, Wis. -- During the summer, kids can have reading fatigue and want to disconnect from anything and everything related to school. Local libraries are aiming to combat that feeling." Unearth a Story is currently running at the Verona Public Library…...
Reactions roll in to Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on race-based retention grants
2+ week, 1+ day ago (323+ words) The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down some race-based grants for college students. MADISON, Wis. -- After the U. S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision removing diversity as a compelling interest in higher education funding " the writing was on the wall for Wisconsin's race-based retention grants....