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

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

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