Corrinne Hess

1 week ago | wpr.org | Corrinne Hess

University of Wisconsin-Madison professors have joined their colleagues at Big Ten schools to formally say they're frustrated by the Trump administration's cuts to research funding and efforts to dictate policy on campus. This week the university's Faculty Senate, a group of more than 2,200 professors on campus, voted to approve a " Mutual Defense Compact." The vote followed similar efforts by faculty on other Big Ten campuses.

1 week ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Corrinne Hess

Wisconsin voters approved a record number of referendums in 2024 to increase property taxes to fund their local schools. Now legislators are looking for ways to address school districts’ growing dependence on referendums. The Senate Committee on Education held two public hearings Tuesday that would increase transparency for referendums and eliminate recurring referendum requests.

1 week ago | wpr.org | Corrinne Hess

Wisconsin voters approved a record number of referendums in 2024 to increase property taxes to fund their local schools. Now legislators are looking for ways to address school districts' growing dependence on referendums. The Senate Committee on Education held two public hearings Tuesday that would increase transparency for referendums and eliminate recurring referendum requests.

1 week ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Corrinne Hess

Republican proposals to overhaul how families pay for college could affect nearly half of the students attending the Universities of Wisconsin and about 40 percent of students at the state’s private schools. Draft legislation released last week by the House Committee on Education shows sweeping changes to the federal student loan system that would cut $330 billion in federal spending. This includes changing repayment plans and cuts to the Pell Grant program for low-income students.

1 week ago | wpr.org | Corrinne Hess

Republican proposals to overhaul how families pay for college could affect nearly half of the students attending the Universities of Wisconsin and about 40 percent of students at the state's private schools. Draft legislation released last week by the House Committee on Education shows sweeping changes to the federal student loan system that would cut $330 billion in federal spending. This includes changing repayment plans and cuts to the Pell Grant program for low-income students.