Articles by Scott Gordon

Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

The Evolving Terms Of Sparsity Aid For Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Thursday, March 30, 2017 - 8:45am
The amount of money a school district in Wisconsin receives from the state in a given year depends on a series of funding equations that factor in enrollment, student poverty, local property values, transportation needs and other criteria.
Series: Drinking Water Quality

No Acceptable Level: Milwaukee's Struggles With Lead Poisoning

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 11:45am
Lead presents a continuing health threat in communities across the U.S., and has lingered in homes and drinking water in Wisconsin.
Series: The Yahara Watershed
Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

The Costs Of Soil's Phosphorus Stockpile

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Monday, March 27, 2017 - 11:50am
Phosphorus is one of the most important components in the ongoing struggle to balance agricultural prosperity with water quality. What scientists call "legacy phosphorus" — or "legacy P," a common abbreviation — exists in a sort of nutrient limbo.
Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Western Wisconsin Schools Grapple With Falling Status Of Teachers

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Audio: 
Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 12:15pm
School districts in western Wisconsin, along with their counterparts across the state, are increasingly finding it hard to recruit and retain teachers.
Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

AARP Wisconsin Explains Projected Impact Of American Health Care Act

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 11:20am
When a federal policy change affects America's senior citizens, it's safe to say that rural Wisconsinites will feel it keenly.

From Bauhaus To This Old House: Reviving Historic Buildings In Central Wisconsin

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Audio: 
Glen Moberg
Wisconsin Public Radio
Friday, March 17, 2017 - 3:55pm
As many smaller Wisconsin communities face declining population and changing economic realities, people across the state are seeking opportunities for renewal.
Series: Waukesha And Lake Michigan Water

Why Waukesha Rebranded Its Bid For Great Lakes Water

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 9:00am
The city of Waukesha spent more than a decade seeking approval to source its drinking water supplies from Lake Michigan.
Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Making Sense Of A Health Care Bill On A Fast Track

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, March 13, 2017 - 12:20pm
The rollout of the Republican proposed bill to replace the Affordable Care Act has been chaotic, from one senator's frantic search for the bill before its text was released to a lack of consensus among GOP legislators.
Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

The Doctor-Patient Relationship In The Opioid Crisis

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Audio: 
Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, March 6, 2017 - 12:45pm
In hindsight, it's plain to see that the boom in prescription opioids that started in the late 1990s coincided with an increase in opioid-related deaths in Wisconsin and across the U.S.

How Rough Are Wisconsin's Roads?

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 1:05pm
Wisconsin faces a long-in-the-making crisis of aging, deteriorating roads and major shortfalls in transportation funding.