"I'm less worried about Terminators in a thousand years as I am about the dangers that are happening today," Mintz says.
“I’m pretty sure somebody will be naming something after him, mark my words.”
Some staff could see a pay increase of up to 10%.
In some cases, male employees were making nearly $20,000 more than their female colleagues with similar experience levels and educational backgrounds.
The School Board will vote on changes to the District's Behavior Education Plan later this month.
School display cases turn into miniature art galleries thanks to a traveling exhibit of work by Dane County artists.
After a stinging defeat by the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee, which last week rejected a new engineering building at UW-Madison, campus and University of Wisconsin System leaders vowed to bring the project to fruition.
“It’s actually really cool seeing all of the forest getting cleared out slowly and just all of it becoming more native plants,” eighth-grader Macy Mahnke said.
One of the graduates, Monica Elizer, overcame homelessness and drug addiction to earn her high school degree 23 years after she was originally set to graduate.
"There was a lot of frustration" over the last couple of years dealing with the pandemic, LeMonds said, adding, "everyone expressed frustration, not just myself."
Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya has accomplished his personal goal of placing higher at the Scripps National Spelling Bee than his last time there.
Aiden is the last speller in this round, wearing No. 230.
Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya was among 121 spellers Tuesday who advanced through two rounds of spelling and a round of definitions during the preliminaries competition.
Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya, the winner of the state spelling bee, with compete among 230 children for the national spelling bee title.
"The big thing is nobody wants to go to the bathroom in an outhouse or in a chamber pot," said Nancy Hixon, a second-grade teacher at Winnequah Elementary School.
Having a child while working as a graduate assistant puts parents in an impossible dilemma: They can jeopardize their tuition remission, income and health insurance or be back in the classroom.
"The consistent bullying and retaliation have created a disrespectful, toxic work environment that inhibits the efficacy of the district's communications department," a group of employees wrote.
Most University of Wisconsin System schools are projected to have structural deficits in the millions of dollars at the end of 2023-24.
Armed with binoculars, field guides and birding journals they created, fourth-graders at Harvest Intermediate School in DeForest take part in the Great Wisconsin Birdathon right on their school grounds.
Wisconsin's 2023 Teacher of the Year Sarah Kopplin was one of many rally speakers calling for passage of Gov. Tony Evers' proposed budget increasing school funding.
The district's attorney, Lori Lubinsky, said WILL has so far not paid the amount nor given any sign that it intends to sue the district.
"After discussing two hiring timelines, the Board decided to use the summer months to begin planning a thoughtful community engagement process," School Board President Nichelle Nichols said.
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With First Student busing, the school district will achieve its long-held goal of starting all middle schools at the same, later time.
When Girl Scouts arrive this summer at Camp Brandenburg, they will be greeted by improvements at the site -- including some they did themselves.
Madison Schools and Community Recreation is preparing to unveil its newest and largest facility on the Far West Side.
Proud families and happy graduates packed the Isthmus Saturday to celebrate commencement.
UW Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin noted in her speech that the May 13 ceremony was the largest commencement in school history, with 7,826 degrees earned.
Over 40,000 people packed Camp Randall stadium to witness the confirmation of 7,826 degrees at UW-Madison 170th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
The union and district will have their next set of negotiations by the end of May, Madison Teachers Inc. President Michael Jones said.
Mary Papageorge's Irish dance videos infused with pop music have garnered millions of views, catching the attention of celebrities, dance icons and eventually her current employer, Under Armour.