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State Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Saturday June 08, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Mid-State Digital Marketing Student Ranks in Top Ten Percent Globally
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wisconsin, June 7 -- Mid-State Technical College issued the following news: Recent Mid-State Digital Marketing graduate Preston Schleihs has placed in the top 10 percent in the worldwide simulation competition by Marketplace(R) Simulations, which is used by colleges and universities to assess competence in marketing strategy. Mid-State's Digital Marketing students participated in the global competition as part of his Marketing Management capstone course this May. The competit  more

State Superintendent Statement on Joint Committee on Finance Holding Hearing Despite No Action on Act 20 Funding
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 7 -- Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly issued the following statement on June 6, 2024: * * * State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today released the following statement regarding the decision by the Joint Committee on Finance to not take up the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's request to release funding at a hearing today. To date, the JCF has not released over $49 million in funding appropriated in law to the DPI so the department can implement   more

Wis. Public Instruction Dept. Focuses on Growth-Based Mindset in Updated Student Performance Level Descriptors for Standardized Assessments
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 7 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release: Following months of extensive engagement with internal and external education partners, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is updating terminology used to describe performance levels on required statewide standardized assessments. The updated terms are intended to foster conversations promoting student potential and growth at every level. "During my time as superintendent  more

Wis. Public Instruction Dept. Statement on Correspondence to Milwaukee Public Schools
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 8 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the statement on June 6, 2024, by Communications Officer Chris Bucher: * * * Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Communications Officer Chris Bucher released the following statement regarding a letter sent today to Milwaukee Public Schools. "Today, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction notified Milwaukee Public Schools that we are temporarily withholding the district's June special education ai  more

Wis. Republican Party Scorn Hostages to Pacify Extremists
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 7 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: The Ayatollah and Yahya Sinwar couldn't be more pleased with the Wisconsin Democrats. This weekend, Wisconsin Democrats will debate multiple resolutions concerning the war in Gaza at their state convention in Milwaukee. It would be an understatement to say delegates on the convention floor will entertain some particularly controversial and grotesque proposals. The first resolution, 24-FA-01, demands an im  more