Education
Evers Wants Huge Hike For Special Education
Would nearly triple current state spending. Republicans opposed much smaller increase in last budget.
Jul 31st, 2018 by Ximena Conde, Wisconsin Public Radio
MPS Uses New Tactics to Attract Students
Grant Elementary goes door-to-door to sell itself and compete with private schools.
Jul 30th, 2018 by Ximena Conde, Wisconsin Public Radio
State School Funding Has Steadily Declined
Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding finds schools struggling with unmet needs.
Jul 21st, 2018 by State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout
Why Roys Is Wrong On School Choice
And what this may say about the Democratic Party.
Jul 18th, 2018 by Bruce Thompson
Group Wants Independent North Division
Community group calls for MPS school to be run by independent, African American board.
Jul 13th, 2018 by Ryeshia Farmer, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Poll Shows Support for Public Education
Citizens value schools over tax cuts but Republicans have done just the opposite.
Jul 10th, 2018 by Tamarine Cornelius
Another Win for M7 Partnerships
$40 Million from Northwestern Mutual for Data Sciences at MU and UWM will have big impact.
Jun 29th, 2018 by John Torinus
Can Pathways Charter School Succeed?
High school on 3rd and Walnut, chartered by UWM, just finished its first year.
Jun 19th, 2018 by Jenny Whidden, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
UWM Is Suffering a Brain Drain
Talented faculty leaving. Business leaders and others should push for greater funding.
Jun 16th, 2018 by William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke
How Act 10 Hurt State Education
New report shows far-reaching impact of Walker’s “modest requests” for change.
Jun 14th, 2018 by James Rowen
New Tech Program Focuses on Coding Skills, Community Impact
Nonprofit technology training program has an industry retention rate of 81 percent.
Jun 8th, 2018 by Abby Ng, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
MPS Passes Balanced Budget
Interim Superintendent Keith Posley will focus on increasing enrollment.
May 31st, 2018 by Ximena Conde, Wisconsin Public Radio
