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Through The Rain, Thousands March For Immigrant Rights
Annual May Day march draws increased attention, attendance due to Trump administration actions.
May 1st, 2025 by Sophie Bolich
As Wisconsin Teachers Grapple With AI, Trump Calls for Greater Use
His executive order pushes artificial intelligence. State educators have mixed views.
Apr 29th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
MPS Closing Two More Schools For Lead Hazards
Superintendent announces timeline for remediating all its old buildings.
Apr 28th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
What To Know and How To Keep Kids Safe From Lead Poisoning
More than 4,500 children under age 6 tested positive for lead poisoning in Wisconsin last year. It has no overt symptoms.
Apr 25th, 2025 by Evan Casey
Zombor Is Milwaukee’s New School Board President
6-3 vote elects pro-teachers union school board member.
Apr 22nd, 2025 by Terry Falk
Underly Says Wisconsin Schools Won’t Comply With Feds Anti-DEI Requirement
Underly, under threat of losing funding, says Wisconsin schools are already in compliance with federal law.
Apr 18th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
Bipartisan Proposal Would Revive Pre-Kindergarten Program
Two-year pilot would fund reading readiness at child care centers.
Apr 18th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
New Assessments Show Milwaukee Property Values Grew 15% Last Year
Follows a 17% increase last year. What will the tax impact be?
Apr 17th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Trump Administration Axed Federal Employees Needed for MPS Lead Crisis
City Health officials sought help from federal experts, only to find they disappeared.
Apr 14th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New School Board Member Had Strong Union Support
Seven of nine board members are now union-backed candidates.
Apr 14th, 2025 by Terry Falk
Wisconsin Superintendent Says Schools Won’t Obey Federal DEI Order
Underly defies Trump, won't end programs. $216 million in federal funds at risk.
Apr 12th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Schools Have 10 Days To Kill DEI Programs Or Risk Losing Federal Funding
Federal order places Title I funding for low-income students at risk.
Apr 4th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
Conservative Groups File Complaint Against MPS For Gender Inclusion Policy
Groups ask for federal money to be withheld from school district
Apr 3rd, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
New MPS Superintendent Dumps Beleaguered Facilities Director
Top building manager gone as lead crisis drags on.
Apr 3rd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Amidst Lead Crisis, State Reprimands MPS Facilities Director
Three schools remain closed for lead issues.
Apr 3rd, 2025 by Evan Casey
Vannoy Defeats Kuether-Steele In Only Contested School Board Race
Two other members win unopposed races.
Apr 2nd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
City Will Demolish Former Masonic Lodge, School
Four other buildings in town will come down with century-old structure.
Apr 1st, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Three MPS Schools Remain Closed Because of Lead Contamination
Health department working with district on long-term plan, but work drags on at three closed schools.
Mar 29th, 2025 by Evan Casey
State Superintendent Race Has Big Stakes
Incumbent Jill Underly faces tough challenge by Brittany Kinser.
Mar 24th, 2025 by Steven Walters
Trump Could Kill Milwaukee’s Plan To Improve Building Energy Efficiency
City won federal grant to cover start-up costs of energy saving effort. Will it be killed?
Mar 19th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New Milwaukee Superintendent Hits the Ground Running
Brenda Cassellius was working on the job a month before she started.
Mar 17th, 2025 by Terry Falk
15 Months Late, MPD Sends Officers Into 11 High Schools
'Finally' says Judge Borowski after city, MPD and MPS meet January 2024 deadline.
Mar 17th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Brian Litzsey Believes Recreation ‘Changes Lives’
Litzsey is first Black director of $37 million MPS agency, Milwaukee Recreation.
Mar 16th, 2025 by Dakota Barnes-Rush
Assembly Passes Bill That Adds Penalties, Definitions to Police-in-MPS Policy
The bill comes after a court order directed the district to reinstate school resource officers.
Mar 14th, 2025 by Anya van Wagtendonk
MPS Closing Three More Schools Due To Lead Hazards
Closures to start Monday as more investigations reveal 'significant lead hazards.'
Mar 13th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
MPS Will Reopen School Shuttered Because of Lead Dust
Trowbridge gets the all clear after abatement effort.
Mar 12th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Health Department Will Investigate 10 More Schools For Lead Issues
Clinics scheduled for concerned children, staff to be tested.
Mar 7th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin High School Graduation Rates Improve, Absenteeism Drops, Milwaukee Lags
Graduation rates highest in history, but still vary starkly by race, location.
Mar 7th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
New MPS Superintendent to Start Early
Brenda Cassellius will become superintendent on March 15, not July 1.
Mar 5th, 2025 by Terry Falk
Council Approves MPS Police Officer Agreement, But Money Still An Issue
Council has opportunity to spend MPS funding, but on what?
Mar 4th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Health Department Shutters MPS School Over Lead Concerns
Staff member observed scraping lead paint without containment, lead dust spread to previously clean surfaces.
Feb 28th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Judge Fines City For Failing To Comply With MPD in Schools Requirement
Judge Borowski gives city $1,000 per day fine until 25 police officers placed in schools.
Feb 27th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Hearing Held on Controversial Statewide Requirement For Sheriffs To Cooperate With ICE
Republican lawmakers cite sheriffs in Milwaukee and Madison as reason for the bill, which has penalties for noncompliance.
Feb 27th, 2025 by Rich Kremer
City Requests Delay for Police in Schools
Putting officers in schools without training would create substantial liability for city, says the filing.
Feb 26th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
New MPS Leader Seeks Quick Wins
New Superintendent Brenda Cassellius doesn't start till July 1, but already doing prep work.
Feb 24th, 2025 by Terry Falk
Health Department May Shut Down Some Milwaukee Schools With High Lead Levels
Gov. Evers' budget plan has funding for lead risk investigations, mentions MPS lead levels.
Feb 24th, 2025 by Evan Casey
Trump Admin Cuts Funding For MPS, UW-Madison Teacher Training
Teacher partnership grant would have trained 36 special education teachers.
Feb 23rd, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
Indoor Golf Facility Proposed For Noyes Park
Youth golf organization planning 15,000 square foot golf facility, new practice facilities.
Feb 21st, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
Former Alderman Rainey Out Of City Job
Rainey spent less than a year as head of the Office of African American Affairs he helped create.
Feb 20th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Judge Borowski Gets On His High Horse
He blasts MPS for violating law on police in schools while glossing over it himself.
Feb 19th, 2025 by Bruce Murphy
Some Legislators Want ‘Safe Havens’ to Stay Safe
Proposed bill would keep immigration officers out of all 'safe havens' in Wisconsin.
Feb 18th, 2025 by Devin Blake
Judge Rules MPS, City Must Split School Police Costs 50/50
They have 10 days to follow order or face contempt of court ruling.
Feb 17th, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukee Teacher’s Aide Spared From Deportation. For Now
Protestors support mother of two daughters whose brother was killed in El Salvador.
Feb 15th, 2025 by Sarah Lehr
More Milwaukee Schools Getting Tested for High Lead Levels
Four schools in MPS with K4-8 students and older buildings now being tested.
Feb 15th, 2025 by Evan Casey
New MPS Superintendent Left Prior Job During Period It Faced Similar Criticism
Brenda Cassellius named Milwaukee superintendent as district faces numerous challenges.
Feb 14th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
MPS Audit Finds ‘Culture of Fear and Reluctance to Change’
But "prime opportunity" to overcome to get things right. Governor proposes $8 million in support.
Feb 13th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Superintendent Candidate Jeff Wright Says He’ll Improve Communication With Public, Legislature
Wright is one of three candidates running in Feb. 18 primary.
Feb 13th, 2025 by Baylor Spears
MPS, City Feud Over Paying School Resource Officers
Not one cop has signed up for required training. Viewed as dead-end job?
Feb 12th, 2025 by Bruce Murphy
Meet the New MPS Superintendent
A change agent? Brenda Cassellius has higher-level educational experience than any past MPS head.
Feb 11th, 2025 by Terry Falk
11 Winners of Food Waste Reduction Grants
Organizations awarded city grants aim to cut 30 tons of food waste in 2 years.
Feb 11th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Dangerous Levels of Lead Contamination Found At Three MPS Schools
District says it has remediated situation, but its buildings have been source of lead poisoning.
Feb 6th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene and Sophie Bolich
Proposed Earlier School Start Times Are Harmful
Research shows starting as early as 7:15 a.m. will be harmful to students, reduce learning.
Jan 29th, 2025 by Maggie Kerr
Wisconsin Has Widest Black/White Gap in U.S. in Math, Reading Scores
It's not the first time. 2024 results, and achievement gap, similar to those in 2022.
Jan 29th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
Private School Plans Soccer Field Atop Public Street
Nativity Jesuit wants to build playing field, green space in unusual location.
Jan 29th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
School Board Elections Not Very Democratic
Three of four Milwaukee races have just one candidate. Why? Changes needed?
Jan 28th, 2025 by Bruce Murphy
Judge Rules MPS Must Bring Police Officers Into Schools
District has less than a month to act.
Jan 23rd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
College Direct Admittance Program Hopes To Double Number of MPS Students
900 Milwaukee school students were accepted to UWM or MATC through the direct admissions program in its first year.
Jan 23rd, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
Studies Show Police in Schools Don’t Make Them Safer
Chicago Public Schools has dropped the program. MPS may be forced to pay for them.
Jan 20th, 2025 by Terry Falk
Mayor Wants MPS To Pay For Police in Schools
Johnson says solution is to bring back 5/6th cost-sharing agreement.
Jan 14th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Public Schools Still Trying To Recoup Money From GOP Insider’s Defunct Nonprofit
Gerard Randall owes MPS for services not provided by Milwaukee Education Partnership.
Jan 10th, 2025 by Corrinne Hess
New Life For Old Riverwest Bank
From mothballed to sober living: Recovery organization has purchased one-time Cream City Hostel.
Jan 7th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
MPS Supports LGBTQ+ Students
Passing policies to welcome and support these students.
Dec 23rd, 2024 by Terry Falk
Milwaukee Property Bills Bring Sticker Shock
But it's worth understanding what is causing bills to spike, and one opportunity to save.
Dec 20th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Carmen Breaks Ground On $55 Million High School
Charter network will combine its South and Southeast high schools.
Dec 13th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin Gets Nearly $18 Million for Clean Energy Buses, Trucks
Federal funds will help City of Milwaukee and MPS replace 58 vehicles.
Dec 11th, 2024 by Danielle Kaeding
State Rep. Ryan Clancy Kicked Out of ALEC Meeting
Socialist and Democrat peeking as GOP legislators draft model state laws.
Dec 9th, 2024 by Erik Gunn
Council Rejects Mayor’s Vetoes, Finalizes 2025 Budget
In less than 5 minutes, council restores money for its operations and for road repair.
Nov 26th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
More Funding Needed To Advance School-to-Apartments Conversion
Former Carleton School redevelopment at 41st and Silver Spring first proposed in 2019.
Nov 25th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
State Test Results ‘Worthless’?
Changes in tests make it difficult to measure how MPS students are doing.
Nov 18th, 2024 by Terry Falk
2024 A Record Year for School, Local Funding Referendums
Hundreds of school districts, 31 local governments asked voters for more funding.
Nov 16th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukee Hiring New Negotiator To Interface With Police, Fire Unions
Benjamin Roovers would replace the late Veronica Rudychev.
Nov 15th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Boosts Road Repair In Adopting 2025 Milwaukee Budget
City services maintained through increases to property taxes and fees.
Nov 8th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Three More SDC Board Members Bail
Beleaguered agency lost half its board in recent weeks.
Nov 7th, 2024 by Meredith Melland
Committee Marks Up Milwaukee Budget With Amendments, Footnotes
Council raids personnel accounts to pay for services it says constituents demand.
Oct 31st, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Public Schools Unanimously Passes $1.5 Billion Budget
13 schools could close, merge as part of long-range facilities plan.
Oct 30th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
MPS Has Mixed History With Police Officers in School
Decision looms about what to do with state-mandated return of school resource officers.
Oct 28th, 2024 by Terry Falk
City, County Extend Funding for Eviction Prevention, Legal Aid
County and City team up to extend free legal counsel program, which has reduced need for other social services.
Oct 25th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
UWM, Milwaukee Charter School Hope To Improve Teacher Diversity
A new program will make it easier for Hmong American Peace Academy students to become teachers.
Oct 22nd, 2024 by Anna Marie Yanny
MPS Issues Won’t Impact State Aid Payments To Other Districts
Two-thirds of Wisconsin's 421 districts will receive more aid next school year. MPS docked $43 million.
Oct 16th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
MPS Still Owes Financial Data To State
DPI says school district's financial problems are 'more significant' than expected
Oct 15th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
Parent Sues MPS Over Lack of Security Guards
MPS says city must supply officers
Oct 10th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
MPS Consultant Will Guide Decisions
But it seems to be more about renovating or building new facilities than closing old ones.
Oct 9th, 2024 by Terry Falk
State Test Scores Show Nearly Half of Students at Grade Level
Better than last year on reading and math but new tests make comparisons difficult.
Oct 8th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
MPS Considers Closing, Merging Schools
District can't afford to keep all 149 school buildings open, given enrollment decline.
Oct 5th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
Trump Campaigns At Milwaukee’s Discovery World
Introduced by Tommy Thompson, then delivers speech with false claims.
Oct 2nd, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Choice School Network Wants To Buy Former MPS School
One of largest local voucher schools wins bid for long-vacant Emanuel Philipp School.
Sep 25th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Aycha Sawa Faces New Challenges as MPS Financial Officer
New CFO faces tough financial issues and sometimes tricky politics.
Sep 24th, 2024 by Terry Falk
With Federal Funding Surge Ending, Schools Must Decide What Programs To Keep
Wisconsin schools received $2.4B in federal COVID-19 relief funds
Sep 19th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
How League of Women Voters Helps People With Criminal Records
Those 'off paper' can vote. 'I’ve had people brought to tears,' advocate says.
Sep 16th, 2024 by Devin Blake
Mayor Calls On MPS To Add Police, Fulfill Agreement
Milwaukee schools have defied state law requiring district to put 25 police officers in city schools
Sep 13th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
State Audit of DPI Prioritized Over Fish and Wildlife Analysis
Evers calls GOP-led audit 'ridiculous,' legislators say its needed.
Sep 9th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
MPS Pushed to Bring Back Police Officers In Schools
Pressure from DPI, legislators. Union says this will cause more student arrests, suspensions.
Sep 9th, 2024 by Baylor Spears
County Gets $1.5 Million for Urban Forestry
Federal funds will help the parks department expand its forestry crew.
Sep 9th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Property Tax Levies Across State Saw Biggest Hike Since 2007
But overall property tax rate in Wisconsin declined for 10th straight year, report finds.
Sep 8th, 2024 by Joe Schulz
New Program Will Fund Driver’s Ed For Low-Income Students
Insurance industry fees will cover 100% of driver’s ed cost. Effort led by Common Ground.
Sep 5th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Wins $25 Million Grant To Rebuild Center Street, Add Protected Bike Lanes
Safety-focused overhaul will come to two-mile stretch in heart of city.
Sep 5th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin Students Head Back to School
MPS leaders say the district is in a better place than it has been in years.
Sep 4th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
Less than Half of Wisconsin Voters Satisfied With Public Schools
Poll finds particularly high negatives in Milwaukee, where MPS financial problems arose.
Sep 2nd, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
MPS Failures Result In GOP-Called Audit of DPI
GOP-controlled committee moves to audit DPI practices, DNR fish and wildlife account.
Aug 30th, 2024 by Baylor Spears
Charter School Advances New Building While Uncertainty With MPS Looms
Carmen plans new building on Oklahoma Ave. MPS might kick it out of colocated space
Aug 30th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
