Four southeast Wisconsin colleges have made an ambitious pledge : to close racial and income-based graduation gaps within the next 10 years. UWM, MATC, UW-Parkside and Carthage College signed on to an initiative called Moon Shot for Equity , led by Washington, D.C.-based education consultant EAB. It involves reimagining how colleges support students in an effort to eliminate equity gaps. Four Southeast Wisconsin Colleges Pledge To Close Racial Graduation Gaps It will likely be an uphill battle.

Coronavirus numbers have been exploding across Wisconsin . Racine is one area seeing a particularly large number of cases. Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox says nearly 500 new COVID-19 cases have been reported over the past week, an average of 71 per day. She says as a result, her office has been swamped — and that’s forced the decision to prioritize the groups of people who will be notified of positive COVID-19 tests. “Yes, we’ll be taking a look at those individuals, their

A Wisconsin election official is addressing the red pen controversy raised by President Donald Trump's reelection campaign. Trump may ask for a recount of Tuesday's result in Wisconsin that shows him trailing Democrat Joe Biden by about 20,000 votes. Trump Wants A Recount In Wisconsin. How Would It Work? NPR and other outlets are reporting that Trump's team claims 15-20% of absentee ballots in Milwaukee County were "cured" or adjusted in red pen by poll workers, and that Trump legal volunteers

The coronavirus is not slowing down in Milwaukee County . Health officials reported Thursday that there are more than 47,000 cases, and the county is inching up to 500 deaths. This past Tuesday was the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in the county — a record 418. For comparison, Dr. Ben Weston says the county barely crossed 200 hospitalizations at any point earlier in the pandemic. Weston, an associate professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, says since the spring,

As talk of a Joe Biden presidential win in Wisconsin clashed with Donald Trump’s demand for recounts Wednesday, some community leaders gathered in downtown Milwaukee in celebration and to make it clear the voice of every voter is essential to our democracy. About 20 people, some wearing clerical collars and others blaze yellow sweatshirts proclaiming “count every vote,” assembled in front of the central count building in downtown Milwaukee. Several spoke in celebration of the high voter turnout.

State health officials continue to report that Wisconsin is in a crisis regarding COVID-19. Wednesday was another record-breaking day for coronavirus cases. Department of Health Services Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm says the state added nearly 6,000 new cases since Tuesday. She says the seven-day average of new cases is more than 4,800. One month ago it was 2,400. Two months ago, it was 767. That’s a 531% increase. Palm adds that all counties in Wisconsin are “at a very high COVID activity

Across Wisconsin, people voted by absentee ballot in historic numbers this fall. As of Monday, 1.9 million ballots had been either returned by mail or cast in person. Even with so many people voting early, election officials want the public to know they are ready for in-person voting Tuesday. It will mark the fourth statewide election of the year. Three have taken place since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Election officials say that polling places will be prepared with voter and poll

Election Day is finally here. Thousands of people will head to the polls in Wisconsin but not as many as in previous presidential elections. That’s because a record 1.9 million Wisconsinites voted before Election Day. Some people made plans to vote early before today after seeing what happened in April’s presidential primary . It was the state’s first election amid the coronavirus pandemic, and concerns over COVID-19 kept many poll workers home. So many that Milwaukee could only open five larger

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett gave a status report Monday on the number of city residents who voted early. He said more than 162,000 people cast early ballots, which amounts to about 50% of registered voters. Barrett said he’s pleased with those figures, but expressed concern about the number of ballots that were mailed to voters that hadn’t been received in the clerk’s office. “We know that there are still a lot of people who need to vote. We still have about 20,000 absentee ballots that have not

Despite the ongoing threat of COVID-19 in Wisconsin and across the country, a record number of people cast their ballots for the general election. According to the Wisconsin Elections Commission , more than 1.8 million people have already returned their ballots.