Changing academic standards becomes a central issue of Wisconsin superintendent race
The state superintendent leads the Department of Public Instruction, which oversees the state's 421 public school districts ...
Because it's Wisconsin, these people spent a sub-zero Tuesday outdoors
The Madison area hit 13 below zero Tuesday morning, with a brisk breeze dropping the wind chill to minus 31. While most of us ...
How did a replica of Stoughton's historic opera curtain become part of a national tour of 'Funny Girl'?
At some point in the First Act, this curtain shows up and I’m looking at it and thinking, ‘Man, that looks really familiar,” ...
Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association announces Mr. Basketball finalists
The WBCA announced six finalists for the annual award, given to the most outstanding senior boys basketball player in ...
5 high school girls basketball stars of the week: Jan. 16 edition
The State Journal will recognize the accomplishments of five high school girls basketball athletes from our coverage area ...
UW system sets the targets chancellors must hit to get 15% bonuses next year
The chancellors at UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Parkside will need to increase their retention rates — the percentage of ...
You ask, we answer: Does the extra money from the Wisconsin Lottery go to schools?
When Wisconsin voters legalized the state lottery in the '80s, they did so on the promise of using the proceeds for property ...
Madison-area screenwriter helped write Packers-themed movie opening nationally Jan. 31
"It's a love letter to small town Wisconsin and rural Wisconsin," said screenwriter Michael Graf, who lives in Cottage Grove.
Wisconsin's House Democrats plan to skip Trump's inauguration
Wisconsin's two House Democrats will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration ceremony on Monday, ...
Asked about Jan. 6, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate says he supports Trump’s power to pardon
The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s pivotal state Supreme Court race says he thinks anyone convicted of assaulting ...
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Here’s what we know about assisted living in Wisconsin, after Journal Sentinel investigation
the Journal Sentinel found. In 2023, the state created a standardized training program for entry-level direct care workers. It is voluntary. In 2009, Wisconsin tightened requirements in response ...