August is Civic Health Month! The Civic Health of Wisconsin Initiative is organizing Wisconsin’s 2025 Civic Health Challenge, which is designed to help us become active contributors to the civic health of our communities. On August 26, 2025, coverage features Week 4: Community Connectedness workshop on social change and centering community voice with speaker Kadijha Marquardt-Davis, ECCHO. #WICivicHealthChallenge2025
August is Civic Health Month! The Civic Health of Wisconsin Initiative is organizing Wisconsin’s 2025 Civic Health Challenge, which is designed to help us become active contributors to the civic health of our communities. On August 19, 2025, coverage features Week 3: Media and Information workshop about media manipulation with speaker Lisa Inks, Urban Rural Action. #WICivicHealthChallenge2025
August is Civic Health Month! The Civic Health of Wisconsin Initiative is organizing Wisconsin’s 2025 Civic Health Challenge, which is designed to help us become active contributors to the civic health of our communities. On August 12, 2025, coverage features Week 2: Political Participation workshop on participating in local government with speaker Elizabeth McCrank of UW-Extension Community Development Institute. #WICivicHealthChallenge2025
August is Civic Health Month! The Civic Health of Wisconsin Initiative is organizing Wisconsin’s 2025 Civic Health Challenge, which is designed to help us become active contributors to the civic health of our communities. On August 5, 2025, coverage featured Week 1: Social Connectedness kick-off and workshop on one-on-one relationship building as the foundation of community […]
The WMC Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, hosted the annual statewide civics competition. Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades competed in regional bees hosted by local chambers. Winners of the regional bees will be participating in the State Finals on June 13, 2025. The final winner of the statewide […]
On June 3, 2025, Civic Health of Wisconsin Meet-Up featured a presentation by Matthew Calvert (UW-Madison School of Human Ecology, UW Extension) and Kate Ullman (Wisconsin Civic Learning Coalition) on youth programming around civic health in Wisconsin. This topic will cover highlights of youth civic engagement programming in Wisconsin and why this kind of programming […]
On May 2, 2025, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation hosted the state finals for the 2025 Wisconsin Civics Games featuring the top-performing teams facing off at the Wisconsin State Capitol. This coverage features the preliminary round. Speakers include: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly, Universities of Wisconsin President Rothman, Wisconsin Attorney General […]
On March 25, 2025, the Boy Scouts of America presented the 2025 Report to the State in the Assembly Chambers at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Speakers include: Mike Neuwohner – Legislative Staff Glacier’s Edge Council – Rishab Kotte Potawatomi Area Council – Ryan Bayer Chippewa Valley Council – Peter J. Wise Samoset Council – Angel […]
On March 7, 2025, Wisconsin YMCA hosted a conference in Madison at the Capitol. This coverage features the opening ceremony. This Youth in Government program provides teens with a unique opportunity to learn how to be civically engaged by acting as state legislators, lawyers, justices and media.
On February 13, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 1 Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report Assembly Bill 3 Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing […]
On February 6, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Education held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 1 Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report Assembly Bill 3 Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing […]