How many foreign exchange students are studying in the Fox Cities? More than you might think
Reader question: How many foreign exchange students are attending Appleton schools this year? What about Neenah? Do the students pay tuition, or is that waived? Answer: Appleton has 13 foreign exchange students this year, and Neenah has six. They are not alone.

Lomira School District Receives Funding To Boost Manufacturing Training
A Dodge County school district is receiving state funding to help bolster its manufacturing training. The governor and the Department of Workforce Development recently announced that more than $495-thousand-dollars in technical equipment grants will serve nearly 3,000 students.

Community rallies at auction to support program helping Howard-Suamico students in need
Community members gathered Thursday to support an organization that's making a difference for students in need. Good Day Wisconsin's Pete Petoniak served as the emcee for the "Taste of the Villages and Auction" held at the Rock Garden. The event benefits "The Giving Tree" of the Howard-Suamico School District.

Calumet County Farm Bureau hosts first-ever ‘Classroom on the Farm'
Calumet County Farm Bureau hosted the first annual “Classroom on the Farm” at Woldt Farms LLC in Brillion on Thursday. Four-hundred fourth-grade students from Chilton School District, New Holstein School District, Hilbert School District, Janet Berry School, Holy Family School-Brillion, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran- Menasha, Reedsville, Holyland Catholic, Divine Savior, and Trinity Rantoul participated in the event.

Madison teachers union highlights class sizes and staffing issues amid negotiations with district
Madison Teachers Inc., the teachers’ union representing educators in the Madison Metropolitan School District, is making sure their voices are heard. A number of teachers rallied on April 15 at the district’s Doyle Administration building in downtown Madison hoping to bring awareness to challenges they’re facing.

Grantsburg = Sports Central?
“If you build it, they will come,” is a noted line from the 1989 Oscar-winning ‘Field of Dreams’ movie, where a rural Iowa town is inundated with baseball fans after a baseball field is built. Grantsburg residents might be able to relate, as for a few hours last Thursday, the village was the veritable center of the regional sports world, as they hosted a varsity track meet, varsity and JV baseball, softball and a boy’s golf meet at the village municipal course.

School board approves new K-9 social studies curricula
The Verona Area School District (VASD) will soon implement new social studies curricula for K-9 students following unanimous approval from the Board of Education during a Monday, April 15 meeting. 

Dept. of Public Instruction: Six Wisconsin teachers named finalists for national award
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced six Wisconsin educators have been named finalists for a national award honoring mathematics and science teachers for their achievement in teaching the subjects. The 2024 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is considered the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government for math and science teachers.

OASD schools recognized for heart safety protocols
All nine school buildings that comprise the Oconomowoc Area School District were recognized as Heart Safe Schools by Project ADAM in March.

RF School Board celebrates Wildcat Pride, FFA
The River Falls School Board meeting March 25 focused celebrating successes within the district.

Plugged in: How one Wisconsin school bus driver likes his new electric bus
Electric school buses are gradually being rolled out across the state. They’re still big and yellow, but they’re not loud and don’t smell like diesel fuel. President’s Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, through its Clean Bus Program, is providing $5 billion over five years to replace existing school buses across the country with zero or low-emission models. Rural Wisconsin school districts are taking advantage.

Wauwatosa parents concerned school budget deficit will snowball out of control
TMJ4 asked the Wauwatosa School District questions parents told us they wanted answered.

Aaron Sadoff Appointed Marian University’s 18th President
The Marian University Board of Trustees and Marian University’s sponsor, the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, are pleased to announce that Aaron Sadoff has been appointed the 18th president of Marian University.  He will succeed Dr. Michelle Majewski, who retired after 37 years of service to the university, including four years as president.

North Star Academy serving six school districts
Signing agreements last year with a pair of school districts in the News-Shield circulation area and creating a new scholarship program are just two of the important things going on at North Star Academy, a charter alternative high school located in Cameron.

Preble High School to host a 5K to support mental health. Here's where the funding goes.
Preble High School senior Emma Dornbush can feel the difference in her mental health in the weeks she exercises versus the weeks she doesn’t.

WIAA Membership to vote on high school athletes profiting off NIL
Name, image and likeness (NIL) could soon make its way to the high school level. This is a topic the WIAA has been discussing for three years, and one that 31 state associations across the country have already implemented. 

Student-Inspired Mural Comes to Life in Green Bay Elementary School Library
When you think of brushstrokes and paints at schools, you don’t typically think of it happening in the library.

Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers's partial vetoes to literacy bill
Republican legislators have filed a second lawsuit challenging Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' partial veto powers, this time alleging that he improperly struck sections of a bill that set up a plan to spend $50 million on student literacy.

Wisconsin high school athletes may soon be allowed to get NIL money. Here's what to know.
The WIAA will consider a constitutional amendment concerning name, image and likeness language that would allow Wisconsin high school athletes to profit while maintaining eligibility during the governing body's annual meeting April 24. Here's what to know about NIL and the proposed language of the amendment.

TDS, Tri 4 Schools donate bikes, helmets to Westside Elementary students

TDS Telecommunications LLC and Tri 4 Schools paired up to make a donation to Westside Elementary students in Sun Prairie.

Support staff personal day approved
New Holstein Board of Education members approved adding a personal day off to the benefits of support staff personnel when they approved the Support Staff Handbook at Monday evening’s meeting of the board.

Wisconsin personal finance high school graduation requirement
April is National Financial Literacy month, and how Wisconsinhigh school students learn about money is about to change.

Art contest opportunity for Wisconsin public school students
Whimsical Wonder is the theme of the ninth annual student art contest sponsored by WEA Member Benefits and the WEA Member Benefits Foundation, Inc. Young artists are encouraged to think outside the box and embrace the theme in their unique and imaginative ways. This could be a carnival where curiosities come to life, or floating islands suspended in the sky. The choices are as boundless as the artist’s imagination.