State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters' most incendiary comments prompted groans from Democrats before the meeting came to an abrupt end. The House Appropriations and Budget Committee had invited Walters for an update on education issues.
Following a record-setting surge in efforts to change curriculums and ban books at schools nationwide, the education culture war has now reached the stage.
A Yale education researcher recruited young white, Black, and Latino actors to "misbehave" in a series of videos. Teachers were asked who should be sent to the principal's office—and the responses were disturbing.
At issue is whether board member Dr. Joyce Morley violated policy when she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the search for the district's next superintendent.
"The combined organization will harness the collective power of instruction and research-based insights to support educators in their efforts to drive better outcomes for students," the companies say in a news release.
The percentage of students who were threatened or injured with a weapon at school from 2011-2021 did not change, leaving officials puzzled as to why there were no improvements.
A recent incident where girls in the Sun Prairie Area School District reportedly were in the same shower room with a trans student highlights the challenge school districts face providing appropriate services and facilities.
As administrators warn that an increasing number of students are missing many days of class, the state is again using attendance as a factor for its school review process for the first time since the pandemic.
