An estimated 50,000 people have flocked to a spontaneous outpouring of non-stop, student-led prayer at the Methodist Asbury University in rural Kentucky, overwhelming the local infrastructure and drawing praise from former Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan. Cardinal Dolan is now the Archbishop of New York. A historian by training, Dolan talks about faith and reason and the role of religion in education [...]
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Current Events
A library of WCRIS weekly E-letters that keeps you updated on issues of concern to private schools
Thank You, Sponsors!
February 23, 2023
WCRIS would like to welcome two new sponsors in 2023. Because of their generosity, your membership dues stay low and member benefits such as our Lunch & Learn webinar series stay free. WCRIS annual dues are about half the cost of other organizations while we engage on a broader range of issues. Amplify Education Amplify is [...]
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Nominations for Christian Teacher of the Year
February 23, 2023
The Herzog Foundation, a national organization that promotes K-12 Christian education, asked WCRIS to share its 2023 Christian Teacher of the Year Awards. Twelve exemplary Christian teachers from around the country will be selected as awardees and will receive a monetary prize and a free trip to Washington, D.C. to accept their award. Nominations are due [...]
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Gov. Unveils Proposed Budget
February 16, 2023
WCRIS’ visits to Legislators have begun, and now they’re all talking about the Governor’s newly introduced budget. It calls for several initiatives for Wisconsin’s public schools and freezing school choice, among many other things. Gov. Evers said last night that his state budget would invest over $2.6 billion in K-12 education to address: the student [...]
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WCRIS Webinars: Science of Reading; Transportation
February 16, 2023
“Science of Reading” In the wake of poor literacy test scores, research and legislative initiatives around the “Science of Reading” have swept the nation, including Wisconsin. But what is that? WCRIS has partnered with an Amplify Education literacy specialist to bring you a relevant webinar that will explore the “Science of Reading” and nine proven points of [...]
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Don’t Forget: K-12 Tuition Tax Deduction
February 16, 2023
Tax Day is two months away. Help your families take advantage of the private school K-12 tuition tax deduction by sharing this form. Thanks to WCRIS’ advocacy, families can deduct up to $4,000 for K-8 grade private school tuition and up to $10,000 for 9-12 grade tuition on their state income taxes. All they have to [...]
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School Safety Resource Round-up
February 16, 2023
WCRIS encourages you to promote school safety and preparedness with your staff, even outside of required trainings. See below for recent resources: Child exploitation resources; Free targeted violence prevention course; Wisconsin School Safety and Security Conference, March 6-7. Additionally, should your school experience a critical incident of any kind, Critical Incident Response Teams from the [...]
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Save Money on Your Copier Contract
February 09, 2023
Tune in this Wednesday for “An Unexpected Gold Mine: How to Save Money on Your Copier Contract” with WCRIS and Copier Consulting, LLC. Copier Consulting has saved our member schools and WCRIS over $250,000 on copier contracts. Register here! Check out other upcoming WCRIS webinars, on topics from the Science of Reading to transportation rights, here.
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Toxic Shock Syndrome; Fentanyl Management
February 09, 2023
TSS Cases on the Rise Five reports of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) have been reported to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) since July. The last time multiple cases were reported in Wisconsin was in 2011. Four out of the five recent cases were associated with the use of high-absorbency tampons in teenage girls. Neither manner [...]
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First Place Winner Hails from WCRIS School
February 09, 2023
High- and middle-schoolers across the state captured the importance of the First Amendment in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s (WNA) Civics Games writing and cartoon contest. Kenyon Hill, a seventh grader from Kenosha’s Saint Joseph Catholic Academy, won first place with a “letter to the editor” in the middle school division. Winners received cash prizes, certificates and the [...]
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