K-12 Education

• MPS Faces Future Financial Crisis

  May 22nd, 2023 by Terry Falk

  System will see deficits explode beginning in 2026-27 school year.

• MPS Budget Underfunds Teaching Positions

  May 14th, 2023 by Terry Falk

  Shortfall will hit $74 million, 14.4% of needed funding in 2024, report finds.

• State Data on Student Transfers Missing

  Mar 28th, 2023 by Terry Falk

  MPS suspects private schools push students out after getting them counted for state aid.

• Open Enrollment Plummeting at MPS

  Feb 28th, 2023 by Terry Falk

  Down 44% in past decade, while numbers continue to grow for the state.

• MPS Embroiled in a Real Food Fight

  Feb 13th, 2023 by Terry Falk

  Student group protests quality of school lunches. School board considers changes.

• Teachers Pay May Rise By 8%

  Jan 30th, 2023 by Terry Falk

  Can MPS afford this? Will state funding be enough to prevent teacher shortages?

• Milwaukee Charter School Enrollment Declines

  Jan 9th, 2023 by Terry Falk

  After years of growth down 3% this year. Why? New report may shed some light.

• MPS Faces Teacher, Staff Shortage

  Nov 15th, 2022 by Terry Falk

  System may be short as many as 600 staff.

• Why School Funding Referendums Fail

  May 18th, 2022 by Terry Falk

  Why did so many in the state pass while the West Allis referendum failed?

• School Board Races Getting More Partisan

  Mar 16th, 2022 by Terry Falk

  Issues getting nationalized. Waukesha leads the way in Wisconsin.

• How Should Schools Approach Diversity?

  Mar 10th, 2022 by Terry Falk

  The politics of race and equity in education has caused backlash locally and around the country.

• Waukesha School Board a Political Battleground

  Feb 18th, 2022 by Terry Falk

  Primary election shows conservative momentum, a microcosm of national trends.