Wisconsin lets public schools reject applications of students with disabilities who seek transfers across district lines — a form of exclusion courts have upheld.
False Alarm: How Wisconsin Uses Race and Income to Label Students ‘High Risk’
The Markup found the state’s decade-old dropout prediction algorithms don’t work and may be negatively influencing how educators perceive students of color.
The Markup found the state’s decade-old dropout prediction algorithms don’t work and may be negatively influencing how educators perceive students of color.
Voting Has Gotten Harder in Wisconsin. Organizers Have Found Ways To Help
Two different research initiatives have documented the ways it’s now more difficult to vote in Wisconsin, from disparities in access to added barriers.
Two different research initiatives have documented the ways it’s now more difficult to vote in Wisconsin, from disparities in access to added barriers.
How Ojibwe Tribes in Wisconsin Resisted Efforts to Deny Treaty Rights
History of deception and coercion threatened tribal rights to hunt and fish in the Great Lakes and inland territory.
History of deception and coercion threatened tribal rights to hunt and fish in the Great Lakes and inland territory.
Wave of Rural Nursing Home Closures Grows Amid Staffing Crunch
Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years.
Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years.
Widespread Sexual Harassment Draws Discipline, Resignations in Wisconsin Police Department
Ten officers disciplined, female officers quit, city official resigns amid widespread sexual harassment in the Sheboygan Police Department.
Ten officers disciplined, female officers quit, city official resigns amid widespread sexual harassment in the Sheboygan Police Department.
‘Here Again’: Abortion Activists Rally 50 Years After Roe
Sunday’s main march was held in Wisconsin, where upcoming elections could determine the state Supreme Court’s power balance and future abortion rights.
Sunday’s main march was held in Wisconsin, where upcoming elections could determine the state Supreme Court’s power balance and future abortion rights.
Bomb Threats, Canceled Events, Empty Schools: How a Bullying Probe Paralyzed a Wisconsin Town’s Democracy
The Kiel school district’s closure of a Title IX investigation under pressure sends a ‘chilling message’ expert says. But some residents tell LGBTQ youth: ‘you are not alone.’
The Kiel school district’s closure of a Title IX investigation under pressure sends a ‘chilling message’ expert says. But some residents tell LGBTQ youth: ‘you are not alone.’
Listening to LGBTQ Farmers Helped Me Reconsider My Place in the Heartland
My interviews challenged stereotypes of the rural Midwest.
My interviews challenged stereotypes of the rural Midwest.
‘You’re Treated Like a Criminal’: Wisconsin Eyes Fixes for Emergency Mental Health System
Wisconsin should regionalize mental health crisis services, experts say. A legislative stalemate has stalled funding.
Wisconsin should regionalize mental health crisis services, experts say. A legislative stalemate has stalled funding.
Wisconsin Workers With Disabilities Face Transportation Barriers
‘Our state has really been built with the driver and the car in mind,’ an advocate says.
‘Our state has really been built with the driver and the car in mind,’ an advocate says.
Wisconsin’s Population Is Trending Older. Where Will Non-Drivers Find Transportation?
Public transit systems and nonprofits face challenges in making transportation accessible to aging Wisconsinites and people with disabilities.
Public transit systems and nonprofits face challenges in making transportation accessible to aging Wisconsinites and people with disabilities.
Wisconsin Republicans Block ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban
Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to again allow therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients’ gender identities and sexual orientations — a discredited practice known as conversion therapy.
Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to again allow therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients’ gender identities and sexual orientations — a discredited practice known as conversion therapy.
Queering the Family Farm: Despite Obstacles, LGBTQ Farmers Find Fertile Ground in Midwest
Although they go largely unrecognized and face barriers, Midwestern LGBTQ farmers persist as they reframe the image of the family farm.
Although they go largely unrecognized and face barriers, Midwestern LGBTQ farmers persist as they reframe the image of the family farm.
Making Room for the River: Mississippi River Communities Examine Nature-based Solutions
Solutions might make river communities look different in 100 years: greener, safer and more sustainable. But they’ll need resources to do it.
Solutions might make river communities look different in 100 years: greener, safer and more sustainable. But they’ll need resources to do it.
Midwest Cities Have Plenty of Vacant Land. Why Can’t Urban Farmers Buy It?
Urban farmers are trying to buy vacant lots to bring fresh, healthy food and green space to their neighborhoods, but they face challenges in acquiring that land.
Urban farmers are trying to buy vacant lots to bring fresh, healthy food and green space to their neighborhoods, but they face challenges in acquiring that land.