7/31/2024

N. WISCONSIN - The Department of Workforce Development has awarded more than $1 million to expand Wisconsin's Apprenticeship program.  The money will create new opportunities for companies that are part of emerging industries that participate in apprenticeships. It would also increase awareness of apprenticeship opportunities and improve systems with technology updates.  Wisconsin is one of 46 states to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Labor's $39 million investment. Last year Wisconsin had record-breaking participation with 17 thousand Apprentices.

7/31/2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly 6 out of 10 high school students in Wisconsin reported having at least one mental health challenge over the past year, based on results of the state’s survey of students. The 2023 survey was completed by 1,882 students in 42 public, charter, and alternative high schools in Wisconsin. Students reported in the survey that they were having more mental health challenges and had less support at home and at school. They also reported an increase in social media and overall screen usage, with nearly 80% reporting being on screens more than three hours a day. And about 1 in 5 students said they get less than five hours of sleep a night.

7/31/2024

N. WISCONSIN (AP) — A federal investigation has found that at least 973 Native American children perished in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system over a 150-year period. Interior Department officials released the findings Tuesday and called on the government to apologize for the schools. Officials say the deaths were caused by sickness, accidents and abuse. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the schools isolated thousands of children from their families and denied them their identities as Native Americans.  The schools operated until the 1960s