Tammy Nicholson, Ashwaubenon’s director of pupil services, said districts try to simplify the special education system by breaking it down into steps.

There is much still to come, in terms of specific details for school districts throughout the state regarding the biennial budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers.

The search for affordable housing can stall lives, keep families apart and add stress to the lives of even the most determined housing hunters.

Brown County’s Racial Equity Committee spent its June meeting discussing how the group can best utilize the knowledge and skills already at the table.

She’s the head of SAGE Green Bay, an organization that fosters the arts in the area, and the owner of Eight Trees Co. which involves housing.

Amber Edwards spent most of the last three years trying to find affordable housing and landlord told her she had to moved out.

The consensus across school districts and party lines is clear – Wisconsin’s school funding system has flaws, but finding solutions is difficult.

Since 2005, Damian LaCroix has led a school district which has seen seven out of nine referendum questions successfully pass.

The results of the referendum that would bring $1 billion over 30 years to the Racine school district – came down to five votes.

Since 2015, voters in various Brown County municipalities have approved school districts requests for roughly a combined $225 million extending out far as 10 years at a time, over state-imposed revenue limits, and taking on $264 million in debt with referendums.