K-12 Education

Campaign Targets MPS Funding Referendum

Campaign Targets MPS Funding Referendum

Atty Dan Adams forms Milwaukeeans For Affordable Housing, bashes proposed tax hike.

K-12 Education: MPS Slow To Right Size Its Building Footprint
K-12 Education

MPS Slow To Right Size Its Building Footprint

Two board members want to see plan, faster action amid declining enrollment trend.

K-12 Education: Will ‘Science of Reading’ Improve Learning?
K-12 Education

Will ‘Science of Reading’ Improve Learning?

Passage of Act 20, emphasis on phonics, may be too restrictive.

K-12 Education: Schools Challenge AP Classes Curriculum
K-12 Education

Schools Challenge AP Classes Curriculum

Too liberal for Waukesha? Too conservative for Milwaukee?

K-12 Education: MPS Struggles With Teacher Shortage
K-12 Education

MPS Struggles With Teacher Shortage

Could take until 2028 until all classrooms staffed with licensed teachers.

K-12 Education: MPS Struggles With Shrinking System
K-12 Education

MPS Struggles With Shrinking System

With less students and less money, how can MPS 'right-size' the district?

K-12 Education: MPS Seeks To Revise School Calendar
K-12 Education

MPS Seeks To Revise School Calendar

Seeking earlier start to 2024-25 school year for elementary students, creating a uniform calendar for system.

K-12 Education: MPS Foundation a Vital Resource
K-12 Education

MPS Foundation a Vital Resource

Nonprofit helps funds field trips, scholarships and other educational enrichment activities.

K-12 Education: MPS Faces Future Financial Crisis
K-12 Education

MPS Faces Future Financial Crisis

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

K-12 Education: MPS Budget Underfunds Teaching Positions
K-12 Education

MPS Budget Underfunds Teaching Positions

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

K-12 Education: State Data on Student Transfers Missing
K-12 Education

State Data on Student Transfers Missing

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

K-12 Education: Open Enrollment Plummeting at MPS
K-12 Education

Open Enrollment Plummeting at MPS

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