
Natalie Yahr
Reporter at Wisconsin Watch
Reporting on the local economy @CapTimes. @uw_sjmc grad school alum. Previously @WisconsinWatch @UWJournEthics @LP_NOLA & @delgadocc. (she/her)
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3 weeks ago |
pbswisconsin.org | Natalie Yahr
This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. In 2016, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College faced a crisis. An accreditation agency had placed the Grant County community college on probation for shortcomings in using evidence to advance student learning.
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4 weeks ago |
waukradio.com | Natalie Yahr |Lucas Hunt |Jo Ann Krulatz |Adam Hess
Eight years ago, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College faced a crisis. An accreditation agency had placed the Grant County community college on probation for shortcomings in using evidence to advance student learning. Without improvements the college risked losing its accreditation, which would have affected the roughly 3,700 students near the Iowa border training for careers as mechanics, midwives, farmers and more.
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4 weeks ago |
civicmedia.us | Natalie Yahr |Jo Ann Krulatz |Adam Hess |Lucas Hunt
Eight years ago, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College faced a crisis. An accreditation agency had placed the Grant County community college on probation for shortcomings in using evidence to advance student learning. Without improvements the college risked losing its accreditation, which would have affected the roughly 3,700 students near the Iowa border training for careers as mechanics, midwives, farmers and more.
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1 month ago |
wisconsinwatch.org | Natalie Yahr
Reading Time: 9 minutes Click here to read highlights from the storySouthwest Wisconsin Technical College was named the top community college in the nation after revamping its curriculum and counseling to better position students for higher-earning careers. The college cut majors that often led to low-paying jobs and added training for industry certifications that garner premium pay. It also raised pay for some of its own workers, then urged local employers to increase wages.
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1 month ago |
baldwin-bulletin.com | Natalie Yahr
Following a decades-long explosion of Wisconsin prosecutors charging people for violating court-ordered rules, defense attorneys and civil rights advocates are raising alarm and calling for new limits on the practice. Wisconsin is one of seven states that allow prosecutors to file additional charges if people violate a wide range of pretrial release conditions while a case is pending in court.
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