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US DOJ says Jersey City college prep school to end DEI admissions practices
3+ hour ago (345+ words) WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) " The U. S. Department of Justice said it reached a settlement to end diversity admissions practices at a Jersey City college prep school, the latest crackdown on "diversity, equity and inclusion by President Donald Trump's administration. "This week "the…...
Parts of De Pere High School flooded; gym and auditorium remain open
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Wisconsin jobs shift: Healthcare employment passes manufacturing, report says
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (336+ words) Theda Care in Oshkosh on July 8, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online FOX VALLEY (WTAQ-WLUK) " Wisconsin is joining a growing list of states where the number healthcare and social assistance jobs have surpassed manufacturing. According to'a report from Forward Analytics, between 2001 and 2025 manufacturing…...
Did the Badgers botch the hiring process?
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (88+ words) (LEARFIELD) " Two Madison groups are questioning the process used by the University of Wisconsin when it hired Shawn Eichorst to be the new athletic director. The Madison Urban League and UW-Madison alumni submitted an open records request. Two black candidates,…...
Library launches communitywide ABC program to fight summer reading slump | 101 WIXX | Your Hit Music Station
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (417+ words) Improving child literacy throughout Brown County is the goal of a new initiative that launched Tuesday. July 7, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online The Brown County Public Library is trying to address the summer reading slump. It comes as literacy rates in the…...
AI hiring outpaces overall IT recruitment in India, report shows
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (268+ words) BENGALURU, July 3 " Hiring for AI roles within India's IT sector outpaced overall recruitment within the industry last month, a survey showed "on Friday, indicating a push from companies "to reorient themselves in the face of evolving technology. The sector's AI…...
Kansas school district rejects accusation of violating law over transgender policy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (238+ words) WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) " The fifth-largest public school district in Kansas said on Wednesday it disagreed with the Trump "administration's accusation that it violated federal law "in its transgender policies. " President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday it will bring enforcement…...
Theda Care welcomes first class of resident physicians
1+ week, 1+ day ago (162+ words) Theda Care in Neenah shows off its newly built townhouses for its resident physicians, July 1, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) " A new era begins at Theda Care as it welcomes its first class of Internal Medicine residents to its…...
Former UW-Whitewater athlete the next Wisconsin athletic director?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (83+ words) 101 WIXX Former UW-Whitewater athlete the next Wisconsin athletic director? (LEARFIELD) " Multiple sources say the next athletic director for the University of Wisconsin is expected to come from Texas. Shawn Eichorst from Lone Rock, Wisconsin has many Wisconsin ties, as a…...
Wisconsin's $110 M childcare subsidy expires Tuesday, childcare costs likely to rise
1+ week, 2+ day ago (446+ words) Childcare. PC: Fox 11 Online APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) " Wisconsin's childcare bridge payments are set to expire on Tuesday, $110 million payments funded by state taxpayers and given straight to childcare providers. "They have gone toward the things that make quality early care…...