14+ hour, 28+ min ago  (448+ words) Wisconsin ranked eighth nationally for overall child well-being, but racial disparities in the state persist, according to a new Annie E. Casey Foundation report for 2024." The charitable foundation's report evaluates child well-being in states since 2019 based on several economic, education, health…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (324+ words) While Republicans are decrying the recently approved 2% UW tuition hike that Regents call "balanced and modest," a new report from a UW-Madison think tank argues the university's in-state tuition isn't high enough." The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (442+ words) The group on Friday released a report analyzing the impact of pandemic-era stabilization funding running dry this summer, following several years of federal help for the struggling industry. That funding has included the COVID-19 Emergency Payment Program, then Child Care…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (329+ words) GREEN BAY, Wis. "Students graduating from UW-Green Bay's associate, undergraduate and graduate programs in May will hear from two outstanding speakers. Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry CEO Sachin Shivaram will speak at the 9: 30 a. m. commencement ceremony; UW-Green Bay Alumnus and former CEO of…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (716+ words) Menomonie, Wis. " While Wisconsin farmers are out in their tractors preparing their fields, engineering students at University of Wisconsin-Stout have designed a portable manufacturing cell " a semi-automated assembly machine " to produce wooden toy tractors for area children. The cross-disciplinary Taft…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (347+ words) Five-year randomized controlled trial found that students in Bernie's Book Bank schools experienced significant reading gains relative to their counterparts in control schools The study found that students in the Bernie's Book Bank schools achieved higher scores on the spring…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (418+ words) MADISON, Wis. " There is a school in Wisconsin that has been around for more than a century, but the general public is likely unaware of its existence." Pediatric care began at the University of Wisconsin in 1920 when the"first children's…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (181+ words) Leadership Fox Cities Program class of 2026 set to graduate; applications now open for class of 2027 | Wis Business'Wis Business FOX CITIES, Wis. (May 1, 2026) " Applications for the 2026-2027 class of the Fox Cities Chamber's Leadership Fox Cities Program, The Fox Cities' premier leadership…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (237+ words) The scholarship awards come during the celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, April 26-May 2. A total of 114 students received individual awards of up to $2, 000 to support their training in high-demand fields such as electricians, industrial electricians, plumbers, machinists, and telecommunications VDV…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (901+ words) Menomonie, Wis. " When the Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association needed a partner to help quantify the economic impact of environmental efforts its members were making across the state's 72 counties, it found what it was looking for at University of…...