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Oct 12
State superintendent statement on Private School Choice Programs lawsuit
MADISON — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly released the following statement today in response to the filing of the Private School Choice...
Oct 10
DPI releases Wisconsin Student Assessment System results
Wisconsin public school student achievement at highest level since 2018-19 school year
MADISON — Standardized testing results for the 2022-23 school year show Wisconsin public school students are continuing to recover in proficiency...
Oct 04
How we can save lives
An open letter from State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly to the residents of Wisconsin
Dear Wisconsin,
We need to talk. I want to have a conversation based on fact and lived experience, grounded in reality and with the intention of...
Oct 03
DPI awards $1.1M to schools to help raise awareness, reduce student use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco
Funding part of two grant programs aimed at supporting projects around Wisconsin
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced today grants totaling over $1.1 million have been awarded to help reduce or...
Oct 02
Wisconsin awarded $58M charter school grant
Federal funding to be allocated to subgrant applicants on competitive basis
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced today it was recently awarded $58 million from the U.S. Department of Education to...
Sep 28
DPI announces members of Early Literacy Curriculum Council
Group will review, recommend instructional materials in accordance with 2023 Act 20
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, in coordination with the Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Majority Leader of...
Sep 21
Excerpts from State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly’s 2023 State of Education Address
MADISON — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today will deliver the 2023 State of Education Address at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
In her...
Sep 21
State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly’s remarks as prepared for delivery for 2023 State of Education Address
Good afternoon. Thank you, Genevieve, for that introduction. I can think of no one more fitting to speak alongside me today than students and...
Sep 14
DPI’s BadgerLink online library celebrates 25 years
Free collection contains valuable resources from personal interest to educational research
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is celebrating 25 years of its innovative, online library containing hundreds of thousands...
Aug 24
DPI launches strategic planning process
Project will include significant community engagement to help shape the DPI’s priorities
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction recently launched the external focus of its strategic planning process with a goal of...