AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEducation & Budgets: Milwaukee Public Schools approved a revised $1.6B 2026-27 budget, closing a $46M gap while adding classroom teaching positions and shifting hours for paraprofessionals, after months of controversy and public pushback. Teacher Pipeline: Wisconsin’s apprenticeship meant to ease the teacher shortage is “stalling,” even as one early participant describes how paid school work helped him get back into the classroom. Public Safety & Privacy: Minnesota signed a law requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to create social media accounts and banning features like autoplay and push notifications; Illinois is also weighing tighter limits on police use and retention of automated license plate reader data. Community & Culture: Rotary is revisiting the legacy of Wisconsin’s “Walleye Wars” with visits to tribal nations to foster understanding, including stories of trauma and today’s cultural education. Health & Families: A Safe Routes to School plan draft in Madison aims to make walking, biking, and bus rides safer for students over the next decade. Politics & Identity: Wisconsin Republicans are leaning harder into anti-trans rhetoric in the 2026 campaign, while Democratic candidate Francesca Hong faces scrutiny over her “world without prisons” comments. Local Crime: Racine police say a 22-month-old died from head trauma and arrested the child’s live-in boyfriend.
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