🚨 We're #hiring an Assistant Principal at the The Wisconsin School for the Deaf! This role ensures high-quality instruction, curriculum alignment to standards, and improved student achievement. Learn more and apply today: wj.wi.gov/18200

The budget compromise provided needed increases to special education, maintains funding for school mental health, reimburses schools for literacy efforts related to Act 20, and creates a long overdue state funding level for childcare.

🏆🌞 Meet 2026 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, Mark Acherman, from Darlington Redbirds! Mark's infectious energy for science, nature, and his students makes him an invaluable member of the Darlington community. Thank you, Mark!

🥬🌞 Summer Food Service Program shoutout goes to Michelle, Lois, and the team at Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District! They've been serving up delicious and nutritious meals to kids enrolled in summer school and truly care for the kids in the community. Thanks for all you do!

🏆 Congratulations to Xavier Diebold from the Evansville Community School District who recently won the 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist US National Championship in the Microsoft Excel (Office 2019) category!

📚 Library programs across Wisconsin are hosting free summer programming to help kids learn while they play. "Figure out what it is that the kids you love want to know more about and flood them with it," Director of the Office of Literacy, Barb Novak. wmtv15news.com/2025/07/08/pub…

Title I is a federal program that provides funding to schools with a high number of low-income families to pay for teachers, resources, and more. Eau Claire School District sees firsthand how kids' progress in the classroom has a positive affect on their day-to-day well-being.

PBS Wisconsin has a collection of resources to honor Disability Pride and to serve as a tool to engage daily in building an anti-ableist society. Check these out for future planning in or out of the classroom: pbswisconsin.org/article/honor-…

Mark your calendars, the next State of Education Address is coming to a capitol building near you on September 18!

🏆🌞 Meet 2026 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, Megan Dixon, from Maple Grove School! In Megan's class, students are allowed to find ways to express themselves through library trips, improving their writing skills, and being themselves in a welcoming environment. Thank you, Megan!

The Department of Public Instruction is proud to support the Hunger Task Force, Inc. in launching the 2025 Summer Meals Kickoff! Every person has a right to adequate food obtained with dignity.

🏆🌞 Meet 2026 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, Lisa Van Hefty from from the School District of Mishicot! You can find Lisa encouraging students to do their best, fostering a sense of trust and kindness, and collaborating with other teachers and school staff to best serve kids.

A huge thank you goes out to WaupacaSchools for keeping kids healthy, happy, and fueled for fun all summer long by participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Your teams dedication to the community by keeping children fed during the summer months is greatly appreciated!

🏆🌞 Meet 2026 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, Toni Fink from Milwaukee MPS! Toni puts her students first and ensures their success by turning their strengths into the guiding posts for their learning. Thank you, Toni!

This is this is great news for Wisconsin's kids and schools. But make no mistake: we must keep advocating for the resources students and educators need. Your voice matters — keep sharing how federal funds make a positive impact. apnews.com/article/trump-…

Title I is a federal program that provides funding to schools with a high number of low-income families to pay for teachers, and resources. Literacy for students in integral for English and reading, but is also the backbone of their entire education. Bowler School District is helping.

📚 Libraries are for more than simply getting information. For Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library of Baraboo, it's a community hub where people can educate themselves more, grow as people, and expand their minds! #WisconsinLovesLibraries

🏆 Congratulations to this year's Turnip the Beet Awards Winners in Wisconsin! This award recognizes outstanding summer meal program sponsors across the nation: 🟢 @GreenBaySchools 🟢 Stevens Point Area Public School District 🟢 @pittsvillewisd 🟢 La Crosse Area Family Y

Nominate the Principal in your life that has made a difference in their schools, communities, and students' lives for a Kohl Fellowship from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation! kohleducation.org/principalleade…

You can now nominate that special teacher in your life for a Kohl Fellowship from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation! We want to hear all about the teacher that you know that makes a difference every day in their schools, for their students, and in the communities. kohleducation.org/teacherfellows…