By Janelle Fisher Intern GREEN BAY – All eyes were on the Green Bay School Board Monday, May 23, as it discussed potential projects under a proposed $92.6 million November facilities referendum. It’s a plan that would upgrade aging district buildings, repair or replace playgrounds and make improvements to equipment. The last time the district …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent WISCONSIN – The consensus across school districts and party lines is clear – Wisconsin’s school funding system has flaws, and it has had them for many years. What those flaws are and how they can, or should, be fixed long-term is where the consensus stops and the debate starts. Demographics and …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – To keep his sights set on the future of public education, Howard-Suamico Superintendent Damian LaCroix keeps close a powerful reminder of the past. Nestled on his office bookshelves are the original minutes from a community meeting held in the Town of Pittsfield on Nov. 15, 1856. “The only …
By Heather Graves Correspondent WISCONSIN – The results of the referendum that would bring $1 billion over 30 years to the Racine Unified School District – one that would allow the district to revamp buildings that date back to the Civil War – came down to just five votes. On April 7, 2020, voters approved …
By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Howard-Suamico School District voters will see a pair of referendum questions on the April 6 ballot, and they come with a caveat. If voters approve a $98 million facilities referendum question issuing new debt, and a question asking for revenue limit override of $5 million a year for five …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The process of adding staff and improving facilities is underway in the Ashwaubenon School District following voter approval April 7 of two referendum questions. “Obviously, we’re very excited,” said Superintendent Kurt Weyers. Results from the Brown County clerk’s office show the operational referendum to exceed the district’s state-imposed …
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