Wisconsin Watch

A rescue on Beaver Dam Lake highlights the importance of life jackets. Most people who drown in boating incidents weren’t wearing one, Gail R. Kulp of the Sea Tow Foundation writes.

Guest opinion: Going boating? Wear a life jacket. It could save your life. A rescue on Beaver Dam Lake highlights the importance of life jackets. Most people who drown in boating incidents weren’t wearing one, Gail R. Kulp writes.

A pilot teacher apprenticeship program intended to offer an alternative route into the classroom, but program leaders are having trouble enticing school districts to take part. Enrollment has ground to a halt, prompting questions about whether apprenticeships will become a viable solution to Wisconsin’s struggle to find and keep educators.

Read more from Miranda Dunlap: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/05/wisconsin-apprenticeship-teacher-shortage-school-districts-college-education/