Events Calendar

Partner Event: Citizen Action Governor Forum

Citizen Action is excited to host a governor forum on April 14th, giving folks a chance to hear directly from the candidates.

April 14, 2026

Zoom

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Partner Event: Safe Schools, Safe Communities Conference Hosted by GSAFE

Join GSAFE at Safe Schools, Safe Communities: State Conference on LGBTQ+ Youth. Conference participants will gain critical skills, tools, knowledge, and connections to help lead and support efforts to create safer, more inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ youth across Wisconsin.

April 14, 2026

Madison, WI

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Partner Event: Understanding Special Education Law: Exploring What’s Old and What’s New (PLACE Exchange: Education Law Webinar)

This session, featuring Dr. Julie Mead, retired UW-Madison Professor Emerita, will provide an overview and an update to special education law.

March 7, 2026

Zoom

Events Hosted by Partner Organizations

Election Organizing for Public Education Champions: How to Get Out the Vote for Public School Students

Everything you need to know about getting public school supporters to the ballot box, managing volunteers, making phone calls and knocking doors, and more!

March 4, 2026

Zoom

Workshops & Webinars

Partner Event: Public School Funding: Facts and Challenges for the Chippewa Valley Hosted by LWV-GCV

Join Chris Hambuch-Boyle of LWV-GCV and WPEN for a rich and eye-opening conversation with four public education leaders in the Chippewa Valley.

March 3, 2026

L.E. Phillips Memorial Library, 400 Eau Claire Street Eau Claire, WI 54701

Events Hosted by Partner Organizations

Partner Event: Citizen Action Governor Forum: La Crosse

Citizen Action is excited to host forums around the state, giving folks a chance to hear directly from the candidates about values such as healthcare, climate change, democracy, and more.

February 28, 2026

First Congregational, 2503 Main Street, La Crosse, WI, 54601

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Celebrate Public Schools Week: All State Day of Action 2026

Let lawmakers know you’re counting on them to support our students & thriving public schools! Local kids need YOU to come to Madison to help close out Public Schools Week with a clear message: we love our public schools and our kids are counting on us to demand and deliver the resources they need to thrive!

February 27, 2026

Wisconsin State Capitol, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53702

Network Events

The Power of Student Action

Join students from Wisconsin Student Action, Kentucky Student Voice Team, and Students Engaged in Advancing Texas to learn more about how students are joining forces all over the nation to fight back against underfunding, privatization, and other attacks on our public schools. This zoom webinar is free and open to all public school champions!

February 26, 2026

Zoom

Workshops & Webinars

Partner Event: Public School Funding 101: What We Need to Know, Session 2 Hosted by LWV-GCV

Join Chris Hambuch-Boyle, NW Wisconsin organizer for Wisconsin Public Education Network, for a rich and eye-opening intro to how our public schools are funded. Areas of the State budget for education will be discussed with plenty of time for Q&A.

February 19, 2026

Zoom

Events Hosted by Partner Organizations

Partner Event: Four Weeks of Power Organizing Training Hosted by AROS

Join the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (AROS) for this introductory organizing training program that covers the basics of grassroots organizing skills, with a focus on base building, leadership development, and building strong committees.

February 19, 2026

Zoom

Events Hosted by Partner Organizations

It’s About the Kids: How to Focus Your Message on What Really Matters to Develop a Winning Referendum Campaign

This panel will provide concrete tips for running a successful referenda campaign with a message that gets to the heart of why we need strong & thriving public schools—to meet the needs of the kids we love!

February 18, 2026

Zoom

Workshops & Webinars

Public Education Lecture: What's Happening to Wisconsin's Public Schools? Co-Sponsored with Merrimac & Main Center

Join education experts Julie Mead and Christopher Saldaña for a timely, eye-opening conversation about how WI funds its public schools and what it means for rural communities.

February 15, 2026

Merrimac & Main Center, 115 W. Merrimac St. Dodgeville, WI 53533

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Events calendar

Wisconsin Public Education Network 12th Annual Summer Summit

Partner Event: Citizen Action Governor Forum

Partner Event: Safe Schools, Safe Communities Conference Hosted by GSAFE

Partner Event: Understanding Special Education Law: Exploring What’s Old and What’s New (PLACE Exchange: Education Law Webinar)

Election Organizing for Public Education Champions: How to Get Out the Vote for Public School Students

Partner Event: Public School Funding: Facts and Challenges for the Chippewa Valley Hosted by LWV-GCV

Partner Event: Citizen Action Governor Forum: La Crosse

Celebrate Public Schools Week: All State Day of Action 2026

The Power of Student Action

Partner Event: Public School Funding 101: What We Need to Know, Session 2 Hosted by LWV-GCV

Partner Event: Four Weeks of Power Organizing Training Hosted by AROS

It’s About the Kids: How to Focus Your Message on What Really Matters to Develop a Winning Referendum Campaign

Public Education Lecture: What's Happening to Wisconsin's Public Schools? Co-Sponsored with Merrimac & Main Center

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