Gov. Scott Walker said Monday that if he's re-elected, he'll increase state spending on schools to two-thirds of their total costs, echoing a pledge made this summer by his Democratic opponent, Tony Evers.

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Last week, The Daily Reporter posted an article about school districts’ referendum requests heading into the Nov. 6 election. The article, with no attribution or data to support its claim, stated: “Construction companies have also become more aggressive about pushing for higher school spending.”

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With a prominent Wisconsin lawmaker irked that a record could be set for approvals of school projects this year, a lobbying group has emerged to block legislation that could upend the state's school-referendum system.

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Wisconsin voters are being asked their permission for more than $1 billion worth of spending on buildings and other priorities, putting them in a position to approve a record amount of school-related referendum requests this November.

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Students are back in school at a Manitowoc high school where classes were cancelled after a ceiling collapsed.

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Along with providing additional physical security, the state's second round of school-safety grants, totaling $45 million, will be used to set up school-safety intervention teams and to try to improve students' mental health, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced on Tuesday.

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In the wake of school shootings in other parts of the country, Wisconsin school officials are turning to gunshot-detecting sensors that police throughout the country rely on, hoping the technology will help speed up police response times.

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State officials announced Thursday that 14 more schools and school districts will be receiving grant money to help them make safety improvements.

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Attorney General Brad Schimel wants to give a share of new safety grants to every school that applies.

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice began accepting applications on Tuesday for $100 million in new school-safety grants.

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