Elisabeth Lambert: Wisconsin schools must strike balance on student privacy

ent privacy. 

Fortunately, there is a workable solution. Under federal law, schools are prohibited from releasing “personally identifiable information” about students. That means that schools can share records, data and information with the public, so long as they make sure to redact any language or details that can be tied to an individual student.

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Elisabeth Lambert: Wisconsin schools must strike balance on student privacy

ent privacy. 

Fortunately, there is a workable solution. Under federal law, schools are prohibited from releasing “personally identifiable information” about students. That means that schools can share records, data and information with the public, so long as they make sure to redact any language or details that can be tied to an individual student.

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Opportunity Wisconsin: New ad highlights Rep. Van Orden’s votes for massive corporate tax breaks

LA CROSSE, Wis. – While Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s intimidation of high-school pages draws national attention, Opportunity Wisconsin is highlighting the congressman’s equally disturbing record of voting to give massive tax breaks to large corporations. The new ad comes as Congress begins its August recess and House Republicans prepare to advance an extreme

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WisDems: Mark Pocan calls for release of Van Orden security footage

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Rep. Mark Pocan called for Rep. Brian Steil to release security footage showing Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s confrontation with teenaged U.S. Senate Pages at the U.S. Capitol last week. As chairman of the House Committee on Administration, Steil has authority over U.S. Capitol security. Earlier this year,

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Win Wisconsin PAC: Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez launches “Win Wisconsin” PAC to elect health care candidates to Wisconsin state legislature 

MADISON – Today, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez launches her “Win Wisconsin” PAC, a new political action committee dedicated to supporting legislative candidates who are committed to strengthening access to health care in Wisconsin, supporting the expansion of BadgerCare and have experience in the health and science industries.  “As a former nurse,

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Committee to Protect Health Care: Physicians optimistic as Justice Janet Protasiewicz is seated, call for Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn abortion ban

MILWAUKEE – Justice Janet Protasiewicz was sworn into the Wisconsin Supreme Court today, flipping the court to one that values women’s freedom and health. The flip means that the court could rule to overturn the state’s dangerous abortion ban. Physicians from Prairie Du Chien to Milwaukee, and everywhere in between,

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Rep. Neubauer: Fairness restored to Wisconsin’s highest court  

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Justice Janet Protasiewicz was sworn in to begin her tenure on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  Democratic Assembly Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement:  “Congratulations to Justice Protasiewicz on the official start of her term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. For far too long, our

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Sen. Agard: Statement on the investiture of Justice Janet Protasiewicz

MADISON – Today, Judge Janet will be sworn in and become Justice Protasiewicz, flipping the ideological balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years. State Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison), Senate Democratic Leader, released the following statement: “By electing Judge Protasiewicz in April, the people of

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