Heidi Warren News Today

Chippewa Falls High School DECA students are raising money for Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, hoping to send a child from Stanley with a rare blood disorder to Hawaii.

Looking after a sick family member can mean putting your own life on hold, often with little recognition or outside support.

A Chippewa Falls High School teacher has been named the Wisconsin Marketing Teacher of the Year by the Wisconsin Marketing Education Association.

A school in Beaver Creek, Yukon, will adjust its schedule this year to give students more time for learning outside the classroom.

Smallish Jefferson County faces a budgeting challenge after commissioners OKd the payment of $7.5 million to a man wrongfully imprisoned for murder.

A woman on a billboard in Stillwater overnight hopes to raise awareness for a child advocacy center.

Yukons education system is getting shake-up, with a new First Nations School Board pushing for more on-the-land schooling. I think it’s a model that really defines what truth and reconciliation can be, says the boards executive director.

Beaver Creek was the only community that voted unanimously for the new First Nations school board in a referendum last week. Educators say the new board will amplify the on-the-land teaching they already do for their students.

Former Tallmadge man and wife tell story of adopting two children from Kazakhstan.

It’s just past 8:30 am and the kids of Nelnah Bessie John School in Beaver Creek, Yukon are easing into the day. Principal and kindergarten to Grade 4 teacher Heidi Warren likes to start each morning with half an hour of self-regulated free time. Some students play games, some chat with friends, some need a little more rest before the days lessons can begin.  “It’s about getting you into that window of tolerance and optimal zone for learning,” says Warren. “I also have a dog that com...