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Vulnerability and Safety While Educating Wisconsin's Medically Fragile Students

11/16/2021
This ConnectEd story was submitted by Restarting Safe Education & Testing for children with Medical Complexity. Visit the organization’s website a...

Wisconsin Receives Grant to Start, Expand, Improve School Breakfast Programs

11/16/2021
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction recently received $1,997,999 for a school breakfast expansion grant from the U.S. Department of Agricul...

Neenah Superintendent Receives Statewide Honor for Leadership

11/16/2021
Neenah Joint School District Superintendent Dr. Mary Pfeiffer Neenah Joint School District Superintendent Dr. Mary Pfeiffer has received statewid...

Coaching Competency Practice Profile Updated

11/16/2021
We all recognize the value that coaching support provides for educational systems. We also understand that many of the systems in which we provide edu...

Adolescent Health Symposium to Spotlight Health Education & Adolescent Wellness

11/16/2021
Registration is now open for the 2022 Adolescent Health Symposium, which will bring together educators, youth workers, and health and human service pr...

Wisconsin Teachers of the Year Head to Washington, D.C.

11/02/2021
Erin McCarthy, left, and Susan Richardson, right, stand in front of The White House in Washington, D.C. A recent week-long trip to the nation’s c...

Supporting the Children of Military Families

11/02/2021
As the fall semester of school continues, Shelley Joan Weiss, the Wisconsin commissioner for the Interstate Compact for the Education of Military Chil...

November is Native American Heritage Month

11/02/2021
While November is Native American Heritage Month, there are countless resources for teaching and learning about Indigenous cultures, experiences, hist...

Schools and Libraries Receive Federal Funding to Get Students Connected

11/02/2021
Broadband access for Wisconsin families remains a critical equity issue, and helping students get access to online learning where they live is an impo...

School Social Worker From La Crosse Receives Statewide Honor

11/02/2021
Tabatha Veum has received statewide recognition for her work as a school social worker in the School District of La Crosse. Veum was recently named t...