Wisconsin Education NewsJuly 7, 2026A daily update of education news and events that are taking place around Wisconsin. Encourage Your Administrative Assistant to Attend this Year's Conference There is still time to register for the 2026 School Administrative Assistants Conference July 22-23, 2026, at the Madison Marriott West. See the program here. Wisconsin STEM shuttle program marks 20 years of taking science on the road A Wausau-born education program that began with a discarded yellow school bus has grown into a statewide mobile classroom, giving generations of Wisconsin students a hands-on introduction to science, engineering and space exploration. McFarland School District takes a deeper look at learning, technology McFarland School District educators are re-thinking how technology and learning works for its students. Trane Technologies donating Pammel Creek property to La Crosse School District Trane Technologies announced it is donating approximately 41.5 acres of property at 3600 Pammel Creek Road to the School District of La Crosse. The donation includes the Reuben Trane Building, a 210,640-square-foot structure that opened in 1967 and previously served as headquarters for The Trane Company. McFarland, Monona Grove districts react to state aid estimates General school aid estimates for each Wisconsin school district for the 2026-27 fiscal year were recently released by the Department of Public Instruction. Cottage Grove says no to Taylor Prairie School offer As the Monona Grove School Board considers possibly selling one of its school buildings in Monona while weighing the future of its facilities, the Cottage Grove Village Board has chosen not to pursue selling or leasing Taylor Prairie School following its closure. Wisconsin DPI, lawmakers working on statewide plan to improve math education In late 2025, legislative Republicans introduced a bill to strengthen math education for Wisconsin’s youngest students. 11 AI prompts every teacher should know The average K-12 teacher works 49 hours a week. About a quarter of that time is uncompensated. Most teachers didn’t choose this field to spend evenings generating quiz questions, rewriting instructions, or creating elaborate rubric spreadsheets to fit a state-mandated standard. DPI, DFI launch grant program to strengthen financial literacy education The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions have announced a $300,000 competitive grant program to help support the expansion of financial literacy education statewide.
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