The University of Wisconsin System and its flagship university are falling behind their peers in key financial metrics, as a tuition freeze, declining enrollment, stagnant state funding, and lackluster growth in research spending threaten their long-term competitiveness.
Amid a pandemic and global recession, school districts are increasing property taxes for the coming year by 3.3 percent — lower than last year’s 4.5 percent but still the second-highest percentage since 2010.
The Kimberly Area School District Board of Education discussed the district’s tentative plans for summer school in 2021, extended the district’s COVID leave for staff past the end of this year and held another discussion on COVID updates at its regular meeting last Monday evening.
Mike Campbell, parent of three students in Kaukauna schools appearing at the second straight board meeting, failed to get movement from the KASD Board of Education at last week’s meeting to move middle and high school students back to school full time after the break.
The Kaukauna High School band once again won the school’s food drive competition, collecting 625 food items that went to Kaukauna Public Library’s Little Free Pantry. Pictured are band students delivering the food to the library last week.
Members of the Kaukauna High School National Honor Society are celebrating the season of giving with their annual district-wide holiday food drive.
LCHS Earth Club members Dyllan Roepcke, Keaton Duffeck and Jesus Hernandez during the spring Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup on Highway N north of Little Chute.
For the month of November, Little Chute Earth Club recognized a long-standing member of its club to receive the Kiwanis Club Little Chute High School Student of the Month Award, Keaton Duffeck.
On the recommendation of the Little Chute School Board’s Building, Grounds and Energy Committee, members approved repair to a wall in the Elementary School to prevent water infiltration.
The Kimberly Area School District Board of Education was presented with a thorough improvement plan concerning Kimberly High School at its regular meeting Monday, Nov. 23.
