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Waterloo school district partners with community organization to consider students mental health
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (519+ words) WATERLOO - The Waterloo school board heard from student health experts earlier this month about how the district can support Waterloo students and how student behaviors fit into global patterns in younger generations. Through a partnership with the Greater Watertown Community…...
Applications open soon for Dane County youth conservation career program
22+ hour, 47+ min ago (258+ words) Dane County is inviting young people who are passionate about the outdoors, sustainability, and have an interest in careers in conservation to apply for the Conservation Career Pathways Program. Launched by Dane County Parks last August, the organization has announced…...
DeForest FFA Alumni & Supporters recognized as Outstanding State Chapter
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (556+ words) Sam Mell visits agricultural classes and FFA events at districts throughout a section encompassing, Dane, Rock and Green counties. The DeForest graduate talked recently about how the DeForest FFA Alumni & Supporters group was named Outstanding State Chapter. There's something special…...
Cambridge teacher is finalist for FFA Outstanding Agricultural Educator
2+ week, 2+ day ago (285+ words) Cambridge FFA Alumni President Leslie Fugate, left, stands with Cierra Essock, FFA advisor and a teacher in the School District of Cambridge, as Essock holds her certificate as a finalist for the Outstanding Agricultural Educator award. An agricultural educator and…...
The Village Early Childhood Center to construct new facility in Waunakee
3+ week, 4+ day ago (709+ words) Preliminary renderings of The Village Early Childhood Center's new facility. Waunakee dual-immersion early childhood center The Village will nearly double in size following the construction of its new facility on Simon Crestway south of Woodland Drive. Maria Fitz-Gibbon, owner of…...
Playground behavioral issues down at Marshall Elementary
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1178+ words) The sign at the building housing Marshall Public Schools District Office tells where the administration works out of. Attendance and discipline reports for the district's different school buildings were given at the Feb. 4 school board meeting. Referrals for behavioral problems…...
Mattel adds an autistic Barbie to doll line devoted to showcasing diversity and inclusion
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (533+ words) Mattel said it developed the autistic doll over more than 18 months in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the rights and better media representation of people with autism. The goal: to create a…...
Waterloo elementary students literacy improving; school board approves curriculum updates
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (299+ words) WATERLOO " Waterloo Elementary School Principal Holli Viken told the school board that elementary students have improved significantly in literacy and reading over the past three years. From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the percentage of students at or above the district benchmark…...
Waunakee students named semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship program
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (217+ words) The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,930 National Merit Scholarships worth…...
The Latest: US says foreign students seeking visas must unlock social media accounts
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (252+ words) The U.S. State Department says it is restarting the process for foreigners to apply for student visas but says all applicants must have their social media accounts set to "public" to allow review by officials. The department says consular officers will…...