What the plan to shrink the federal Department of Education means for Wisconsin students
SABINE MARTIN and GAVIN ESCOTT
Wisconsin State Journal
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Kaleese Burrell, left, and Deaisha Scott, right, both seniors graduating from Vel Phillips Memorial High School, greet Dianne Willadsen, special ed assistant at Orchard Ridge Elementary, during their June 11 “Senior Walk.” The tradition enables students to return to their former elementary schools. Educators and their advocates fear for the impact of federal cutbacks to the Department of Education at Wisconsin's K-12 level.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
A banner at Bascom Hall celebrates the 175th anniversary of the founding of UW-Madison, the flagship campus of the Universities of Wisconsin.
SABINE MARTIN and GAVIN ESCOTT
Wisconsin State Journal
Policy experts are warning that the U.S. Supreme Court’s green light for the Trump administration to move forward with mass firings at the federal Department of Education will mean fewer supports for Wisconsin’s students who need it most.
Kaleese Burrell, left, and Deaisha Scott, right, both seniors graduating from Vel Phillips Memorial High School, greet Dianne Willadsen, special ed assistant at Orchard Ridge Elementary, during their June 11 “Senior Walk.” The tradition enables students to return to their former elementary schools. Educators and their advocates fear for the impact of federal cutbacks to the Department of Education at Wisconsin's K-12 level.