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4 days ago | 
greenbaypressgazette.com | Nadia Scharf
The Green Bay school district voted June 23 to unload the last closed school of its consolidation effort, Langlade Elementary, through a land swap with the village of Allouez. Now, it’s up to the village to accept the proposal. Under the plan, Green Bay will deed Langlade to the village and, in return, the school district will receive approximately 4.15 acres of land adjacent to Webster Elementary.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Nadia Scharf
The Green Bay school board selected Samantha Meister as its newest board member on June 16, replacing former board member Kou Lee. Lee resigned in early May after a Green Bay Press-Gazette investigation raised questions about his eligibility for office. Meister is an associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where she collaborates with the Green Bay Area Public School District regularly, according to her letter of interest to the board.
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1 week ago | 
greenbaypressgazette.com | Nadia Scharf
School districts say they need significant funding changes to avoid major cuts in the near future. Cuts could eventually impact programming, but are more likely to affect staff. Special education funding is a major need. Schools are also worried about losing federal funding due to U.S. Education Department changes. As lawmakers in Madison feud over the state budget and the U.S. Education Department fights to come back from the dead, Wisconsin school districts are watching with bated breath.
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1 week ago | 
greenbaypressgazette.com | Nadia Scharf
Hundreds of protesters lined North Broadway Street on June 14, waving signs and flags as cars honked in support. Again and again, they shouted.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Nadia Scharf
On Flag Day, June 14, local organizers will take to the streets of Green Bay to protest President Donald Trump for No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance opposing the president and a military parade to be held in Washington, D.C., the same day. The nonviolent event will start at 5 p.m. Here's what to know. Why are people protesting on June 14? Protesters will organize against Trump and his actions in his second term, including mass deportations, clashes with judges and cuts to government services.
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2 weeks ago | 
greenbaypressgazette.com | Nadia Scharf
The Green Bay School Board selected seven finalists who'll interview to fill a vacancy on the board until April 2026, with only one of the three applicants who ran in 2025 selected for the interview round. Next week, the finalists will interview, and one will be selected. Here's what to know before the vote. Who are the finalists for the Green Bay school board vacancy? The Green Bay School Board chose seven finalists.
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3 weeks ago | 
greenbaypressgazette.com | Nadia Scharf
Green Bay retained 91.8% of its certified staff members, which is higher than the state average. Washington Middle School had the most resignations, but Leonardo da Vinci School was most affected by teacher and staff resignations. More special education teachers resigned than any other subject. Fewer teachers resigned in the Green Bay School District in 2024-25 than the state average, a Press-Gazette analysis shows.
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3 weeks ago | 
greenbaypressgazette.com | Nadia Scharf
The Green Bay School District is facing a discrimination investigation from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights as of May 28 – but what does that actually mean? The office is investigating the district’s compliance with racial and disability discrimination statutes after an allegation that a White dyslexic student was denied access to reading resources due to his race.
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4 weeks ago | 
greenbaypressgazette.com | Nadia Scharf
A Howard preschool will close permanently in mid-June over leasing issues and conflict with its related charter school. New Leaf Preschool, 360 AMS Court, a Montessori-based private preschool, will close June 13, according to a letter reportedly shared with parents. The school’s summer camp will also close. The preschool is in the same building as public K-8 charter school New Leaf Prep Academy, which rents the whole space.
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1 month ago | 
greenbaypressgazette.com | Nadia Scharf
The U.S. Education Department's Office of Civil Rights has launched an investigation into the Green Bay School District after a January complaint alleged an elementary school discriminated against a White student based on his race. “In America, we do not ‘prioritize’ students for educational access, nor do we judge their worth, on the basis of skin color.
