Wisconsin Education NewsJune 29, 2026A daily update of education news and events that are taking place around Wisconsin. 'It made a difference:' KUSD drops November referendum, removes major cuts after community pushback KENOSHA — After weeks of community pushback, the Kenosha Unified School District board has made significant changes to its budget planning — dropping the November referendum and removing seven major cuts from consideration. But teacher reductions and larger class sizes remain on the table. At Tuesday's board meeting, the board voted to shift its focus to a possible April referendum — saying it needed more time and more community feedback before moving forward. The board also voted to remove the following items from the budget cut list: Chilton High School breaks ground for new wrestling room A major investment in Chilton High School’s athletics is taking shape, and it’s giving the wrestling program a home built for champions.On June 25th Chilton High School hosted a meeting for the community to officially broke ground for their new wrestling room, which is set to be built by the end of the year. This project is being led by Hamann Construction out of Manitowoc. The goal is set to be complete in mid-December and be ready for use this upcoming season. Milwaukee Public Schools: School board, MTEA issue joint statement on MPS base wage increase (MILWAUKEE) —The Milwaukee Board of School Directors, on behalf of Milwaukee Public Schools, and the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association have stipulated to the base wage increases for the represented employees covered by the agreement for the 2026-2027 school year. Tomah High School Recognized for Excellence in Advance Placement Programming Tomah High School has once again been recognized for excellence in Advanced Placement (AP) programming, earning a 2025 AP Pacesetter Award from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council. Milwaukee teacher earns national award for agriculture education MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A Milwaukee teacher is receiving national recognition for bringing agriculture into the classroom in innovative ways. Joshua Gonzalez, a teacher at River Trail School of Agricultural Science, has been named one of six recipients nationwide of the National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award. Whitewater School District, Generac Partner On New Innovation Center WHITEWATER – Whitewater High School students are expected to have expanded access to robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence through a new Generac Innovation Center. According to a release from Whitewater Unified School District and Generac, the lab is being created through a partnership between the district and Generac. It will support hands-on learning in engineering, manufacturing, and computer science. Onalaska schools showcase new spaces to community after $75M referendum ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — Community members toured newly completed spaces at Onalaska Middle School and High School on Saturday, the result of a $75 million referendum voters approved in 2022. The referendum funded new classrooms at the middle school, along with a dedicated health services space. At the high school, updates touched multiple areas throughout the building, including music, technology education, math, science, business and world language classrooms. The projects also brought the building into compliance with accessibility standards. National teacher apprenticeship program coming to Wisconsin A national program aimed at putting more teachers in classrooms is coming to Wisconsin. The National Center for Grow Your Own received a $300,000 grant this month from the Ascendium Education Group to expand its teacher apprenticeship program in Wisconsin. Board passes second amendment in pool discussion ANTIGO — After much discussion, the Antigo School Board ultimately approved an amendment to the pool resolution requesting $100,000 instead of $250,000 to continue operations of the pool during the last special school board meeting. The resolution read after number three was stricken out (see Friday’s story) as follows: “Whereas, the district operates the Clara R. McKenna Aquatics Center (the “pool”) as a community program under Fund 80; and whereas, the pool has, at least for the 2025-2026 school year, operated a deficit; and whereas, the board desires to advise its administration and community of its decision with respect to continued operations of the pool.
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