By Martha Landry Each morning Longfellow Elementary school teacher Nancy Nelson-Meinen asks her students to share something about themselves. Sometimes they cannot think of anything so she asks, ‘What did you have for supper?’ Too often, the veteran teacher says, the reply is, “Nothing.” One in five children in the United States struggle with [...]

By Travis Gumphrey “We’ve cut over $40 million  since QEO and the revenue limits,” said Ken Faanes, the vice president of the Eau Claire School Board. “If we cut again, it will be noticeable.” In Eau Claire, the effects of the budget cuts have not readily been seen. Few people actually understand what goes into [...]

By Brittni Straseske Ring. Ring. The phone in Pat Spaulding’s third grade classroom at Sherman Elementary interrupts a lively discussion on household pets. As the teacher answers the call, the children instantly lean toward each other and burst into whispered conversation. “3, 2, 1.” Spaulding is back in the front of the room and counts [...]

By Breann Schossow [Audio clip: view full post to listen] According to a 2011 study looking at state curricula, Wisconsin, along with 34 other states, earned an F in its teachings of the Civil Rights Movement. The study, Teaching the Movement: The State of Civil Rights Education 2011, compared state requirements to what civil rights [...]

By Spenser Bickett [portfolio_slideshow id=11139 size=medium autoplay=false random=false centered=true carousel=false navstyle=graphical navpos=top pagerstyle=thumbs pagerpos=bottom] Listen to the story here The high school dropout rate in Eau Claire is lower than the state and national average, but there are still students who drop out of high school and fail to graduate.  Dave Reidt, a counselor at [...]

With the new busing service provided by the school district, Chippewa Valley Montessori is striving to become more available to all Eau Claire residents and more representative of the city’s demographics.

Faculty and staff from Longfellow Elementary have collaborated to implement programs, hire new culturally responsive teaching coaches, create book studies and after-school programs, provide snacks, meals and supplies and enhance community partnerships to help bridge the gap between poverty and education.

There are nearly 1,600 non-traditional students at UW-Eau Claire who are seeking a degree and who must balance academics and life outside the classroom.

Senior citizens at the L.E. Phillips Senior Center are connected and thriving in the digital age. The Senior Center provides a wide variety of computer classes and even has classes available for seniors to learn how to use their cell phones. From email to smartphones, these seniors can do it all.