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Google features Wisconsin teen's art as winning 'doodle'

jsonline.com — Artist Sabrina Brady won Google's annual doodle contest for students Teen artist Sabrina Brady of Sparta has turned Google's homepage doodle into an emotional artwork depicting her reunion with her father after his 18-month deployment in Iraq. The art, winner of Google's annual doodle contest for students, also won an audience of millions when it was featured Thursday on google.com.

Schools that Can Milwaukee bolstered by $1.5 million in donations

jsonline.com — A school improvement nonprofit working to get 20,000 Milwaukee children into high-performing schools by 2020 has received about $1.5 million in commitments after a donation drive this spring. Schools that Can Milwaukee, which started in 2010, announced the result of its challenge grant drive Thursday.
.@STCMilwaukee bolstered by $1.5 million in donations/matching grant during week-long drive: is.gd/Su0Cup.

Weigel introducing new MOVIES! channel Monday

jsonline.com — Starting Monday, Weigel Broadcasting will introduce a classic movies channel on digital over the air WMLW-TV (Channel 49.3) and nationally on Fox owned and operated stations, it was announced Thursday. The channel called MOVIES! is a partnership between the Chicago based Weigel chain and Fox Television Stations.
Weigel introducing new MOVIES! Channel on Fox owned stations and on WMLW-TV (Channel 49.3). jsonline.com/blogs/entertai…

UW-Madison seeks limits on open records to protect research

jsonline.com — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking to limit the state's open records law - potentially through language slipped into the state budget - to keep from the public information about research until it is published or patented.
RT @mkrause99: #UW seeks limits on #Wis. open records law. Think it affects only the press? Think again. Taxpayers lose access, too. http:/…

Lawmakers, experts discuss Common Core standards at hearing

jsonline.com — It's been almost three years since Wisconsin adopted a set of voluntary national standards in math and English to raise the bar for what children should know and be able to do by the end of high school, but those standards have recently encountered some pushback.
There's been some pushback nationally to Common Core state standards. A synopsis of the debate in Wisc.: is.gd/zdFgPN #ccss

Buildings in efficiency challenge cut energy use, save $58 million

jsonline.com — Participants across the country in the Better Buildings Challenge reduced their energy intensity by 2.5% last year, achieving about $58 million in annual energy savings. Those results are contained in a progress report published by the Department of Energy. New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the results at an energy efficiency conference this week.
Buildings in efficiency challenge cut energy use, save $58 million: Participants across the country in the Bet... bit.ly/13McVEB