Members of the Racine Education Association Tuesday elected new leadership. Angelina Cruz and Ryan Knudson will take the president and vice-president roles, respectively, after REA members voted for them 253 […]
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Racine Unified Named Ford Next Generation Learning Community
After administrators from the Racine Unified School District worked with the Ford Next Generation Learning to design a master plan for its career academies, the district is being named a Ford NGL […]
Caledonia 1st To Approve RAMAC’s Master Education Plan Concept
The Caledonia Village Board voted 4 to 0 in favor of supporting the Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce’s intent to form a governing body to help create a master plan […]
Students, Parents, Teachers Participate in National Walk-In
Parents, staff, and students at Horlick High School as part of a national walk-in sponsored by the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools voiced opposition to the block scheduling/academy implementation plan the Racine Unified School […]
Racine Unified Teachers: Budget ‘Woefully Under Funds’ Pay
About 30 teachers and teachers’ assistants stood outside Horlick High School Monday afternoon calling for fair wages that keeps up with inflation for all teachers and teaching assistants in the Racine Unified School District. Members […]
Racine Unified Reschedules Meeting, But Handbook Changes Aren’t On Agenda
After two Racine Unified School District Board of Education members boycotted a meeting on Monday night over proposed changes to the employee handbook, a special board meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, Aug. […]
Teachers Union Asks 2 Board Members To Ditch Handbook Change Vote
UPDATE 4:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17: School board members Dennis Wiser and Julie McKenna will not be attending the school board meeting tonight, according to a joint press release issued […]
Unified Administrators Propose Changes In Pay, Hiring
Racine Unified administrators sent an email to school board members and staff Tuesday night proposing several changes to the district’s employee handbook including changes around how seniority is used in hiring decisions and pay. Communications director Stacy […]
Racine-area Legislators Talk To Racine Unified Board About State Budget
Governor Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-2017 budget would result in cuts for the Racine Unified Schools District; but Wisconsin State Rep. Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said Monday that he’s not opposed to restoring some of […]
Thousands Of Books Removed From Racine Unified Schools
Members of the Racine Education Association are calling on the Racine Unified School District to stop “weeding” school library books out of school libraries by the “tens of thousands,” including […]