schools

Apr 4, 2019

Voters approve $678.4M in school-construction referendums on Election Day

Voters on Tuesday approved $678.4 million worth of construction-related school referendums statewide in another big election cycle for K-12 building projects.

Apr 1, 2019

On the ballot: Voters to weigh in on more than $1B in school projects Tuesday

Wisconsin voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to consider more than $1 billion worth of school referendum spending in another lucrative election that follows on a surge in public school construction last year.

Nov 20, 2018

Report: School referendums approved break records in 2018 (UPDATE)

School referendums approved by voters in Wisconsin this year have broken records for the total amount and percentage passed.

Nov 14, 2018

BUILDING BLOCKS: Expansion and renovation of Little Chute Intermediate/Middle/High School

Having been built about 50 years ago, the Little Chute Area School District's Intermediate/Middle/High School was in need of a renovation.

Nov 7, 2018

Referendum results put Wisconsin well on way to breaking record

Wisconsin voters approved more than $1.2 billion worth of school-construction projects around the state on Tuesday as part of a flurry of spending that was embraced in nearly all cases.

Nov 5, 2018

Voters could set school referendum record with $1.4B on ballot Tuesday

Wisconsin voters will have a chance on Tuesday to set a record for school referendum spending in 2018, with $1.4 billion worth of requests on the ballot.

Oct 29, 2018

Mold cancels some classes at DeForest Middle School

Mold found at DeForest Middle School forced the cancellation of some classes on Monday and Tuesday.

Oct 17, 2018

LET’S TALK ABOUT TAX: Walker, Evers tussle over possible increases

Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger, Tony Evers, are tussling over tax increases.

Oct 15, 2018

Walker, like Evers, promises two-thirds funding for schools

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.

Oct 11, 2018

COMMENTARY: Contractors and design professionals provide valuable services to public owners

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.”

Oct 9, 2018

With record referendum spending possible in 2018, regulatory fight brewing

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.

Oct 3, 2018

Voters could set record with school districts’ $1.4B worth of referendum requests (UPDATE)

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.