Education
Black Students Get 81% of MPS Suspensions
But they are 50% of all students. Disproportionate rate has barely changed in 10 years.
Feb 9th, 2022 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
School Districts Spending Pandemic Funds
Wisconsin schools got $2.2 billion federal funding to spend by 2024, with more to come.
Feb 8th, 2022 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
Parents May ‘Break Up’ MPS
Majority of city students may eventually attend alternatives to traditional Milwaukee Public Schools.
Feb 8th, 2022 by George Mitchell
MPS Is Still a Capitol Football
Latest proposal to break up school system is latest of such proposals going back decades.
Feb 7th, 2022 by Steven Walters
UW Prison Education Program Growing
Initiative created in December 2020 has gotten nearly $6 million in public and private grants.
Feb 1st, 2022 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Rothman Must Re-Balance UW System
UW-Madison gets too much of state funding, campuses like UWM get too little.
Jan 28th, 2022 by John Torinus
State School Boards ‘Consider’ Leaving National Association
19 states quit National Association of School Boards after it requested federal policing of board meetings.
Jan 25th, 2022 by Terry Falk
Schools Scramble For Substitute Teachers
In Milwaukee, Kenosha, Superior. Some districts raising pay, offering bonuses.
Jan 24th, 2022 by Madeline Fox, Wisconsin Public Radio
Jay Rothman Named UW System President
Milwaukee attorney and Foley & Lardner CEO has never held a university leadership position.
Jan 22nd, 2022 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
WisDOT Simplifies Test for School Bus Drivers
Temporary waiver for a section of test intended to address labor shortages.
Jan 20th, 2022 by Madeline Fox
What Can School District Report Cards Tell Us?
Despite an improved score for MPS, many problems remain.
Jan 19th, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
2 Finalists for UW System President
Regents pick Milwaukee attorney and CEO Jay Rothman, and UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt.
Jan 16th, 2022 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
