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Your Right to Know: Officials use digital dodges to hide records

In March, The Washington Post reported that UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank sought to move a conversation around the COVID-19 pandemic and students returning to campus in the fall to a private portal used by presidents and chancellors of the 14 Big Ten universities.

It's just one example of a disturbing trend toward using digital platforms to evade Wisconsin’s Open Records Law, writes David Armiak, research director for the Center for Media and Democracy, in the most recent Your Right to Know column from the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council. 

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Where learning went virtual for pandemic school year

When K-12 classes resumed in Wisconsin last fall, urban schools with greater shares of students of color were more likely to offer virtual instruction than their suburban or rural counterparts, raising concerns about the potential for widening racial achievement gaps.

Aging comes less than gracefully

One of the insults of aging is that I still think I can do all the activities exactly the same as I did when I was younger. But I can’t.

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Poll: Do you agree with the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial?

A new poll question about whether readers agree with the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking the question in light of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday, April 20, being found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd.

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