Education
55 School Referendums Passed State-Wide
Voters show support for K-12 education, approve more spending in 55 of 71 referendums.
Apr 8th, 2016 by Tamarine Cornelius
MPS Defends Its Handling of Bomb Threat
School system defends decision not to notify parents about bomb threat at South Division.
Mar 13th, 2016 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Teaching Poor Kids Where They Live
Learning centers in subsidized housing target low-income and black achievement gaps.
Feb 18th, 2016 by Abigail Becker, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
9 Districts’ Voters Hiked School Taxes
9 of 11 districts in state with school spending referendums passed them in Tuesday election.
Feb 18th, 2016 by Tamarine Cornelius
How Will Demond Means Change MPS?
New "Recovery District" leader says tough decisions, more dollars needed.
Feb 16th, 2016 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
New Science Program Sparks South Division
Academy of Health Sciences serves diverse school where students speak 62 different languages.
Feb 4th, 2016 by Sophia Boyd, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Alliance School Is National Trend-Setter
The anti-harassement, anti-bullying philosophy of MPS Charter school emulated by others.
Jan 20th, 2016 by Ryan McCarthy, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Wisconsin Student Debt Is Soaring
It rose 74% in 10 years, faster than all but six states. What is Walker's solution?
Jan 19th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Did Democrats Overreact to ACT Scores?
The claim that state dropped from 2nd to 41st on ACT scores is simply wrong.
Jan 15th, 2016 by Bruce Thompson
Milwaukee College Prep Grows to 4 Schools
Elementary schools chartered by UWM serve 2,000 students, 98% black and mostly poor.
Jan 7th, 2016 by Thomas Salinas, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Schools Challenged by Declining State Aid
State aid to schools declined by $1.1 billion under Walker; choice funding rose by 77%.
Jan 4th, 2016 by Graham Kilmer
