Will Flanders: Holding back students can improve reading

Bipartisan support is growing for fixing reading education in Wisconsin. As policymakers evaluate various efforts with this goal, they should not lose sight of the importance of making sure that kids are ready for the next grade before they are promoted to it and fall only fall even further behind their peers.

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Will Flanders: Holding back students can improve reading

Bipartisan support is growing for fixing reading education in Wisconsin. As policymakers evaluate various efforts with this goal, they should not lose sight of the importance of making sure that kids are ready for the next grade before they are promoted to it and fall only fall even further behind their peers.

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Rep. Goeben, Sen. Cowles: Share your thoughts on state legislative issues with Rep. Goeben and Sen. Cowles during listening sessions this Friday, March 31

GREEN BAY– Representative Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) and Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) are pleased to announce two listening sessions this Friday, March 31st where they will be joined by Joint Committee on Finance member Representative Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc). The first listening session will take place from 10:00am to 11:00am at

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Dairy Business Association: Endorses in state spring elections

MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, today endorsed Justice Daniel Kelly for the State Supreme Court and Rep. Daniel Knodl for the 8th Senate District in the special elections this spring. Justice Kelly’s past track record as a strict constitutionalist with a conservative philosophy aligns

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NextGen America: Mandela Barnes joins NextGen America for youth vote rally

Madison, WI —  On Thursday, March 30, NextGen America, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, Working Families Power, Rise Inc., and Leaders Igniting Transformation will host a youth vote rally to educate and mobilize young voters on the stakes of the coming Wisconsin Supreme Court election. The conversations will focus specifically on

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Gov. Evers: Approves more than $319,000 in county forest road aid

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that more than $319,000 in state funds will go towards improving more than 900 miles of county forest roads in 24 Wisconsin counties. “Wisconsin’s county forests cover more than 2.4 million acres and are home to

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U.S. Sens. Baldwin, Johnson: Introduce CURD Act to support Wisconsin dairy industry and provide clarity for consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing the Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions (CURD) Act, bipartisan legislation to help better inform consumers’ cheese purchasing decisions and provide clarity for Wisconsin’s dairy industry. The CURD Act would codify a formal

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Dept. of Workforce Development: Winning with Wisconsin’s workforce

LA CROSSE – Employers, educators, community leaders, nonprofit service providers, and more are encouraged to attend an event on workforce priorities and removing barriers. The event will feature Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, Wisconsin Technical College System President Morna K. Foy; nine cabinet agencies, and small group discussions on workforce development

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Reintroduces the CURD Act, providing clarity for consumers

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) today reintroduced the bipartisan CURD (Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions) Act to help better inform consumers’ cheese purchasing decisions. The CURD Act would codify a formal definition of “natural cheese,” a term commonly used on food packaging that currently has no official definition. Under the CURD

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