Milwaukee Public Schools

Municipal Court Attendance Way Up

Huge reduction in no shows in Zoom era. Even a court appearance from Saudi Arabia.

Surplus Property Law Results in Just One Vacant Milwaukee School Sale to Charter School

WILL Policy Brief revisits how state law was thwarted by local actors for the last five years

Edison Middle School Would Become 64 Apartments

Common Council approves proposal. Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.

Milwaukee Public Schools receives donation of backpacks, school supplies for students

Educators Credit Union, Beyond Vision and BestEd among contributing partners

School Districts Battle Over In-Person Classes

Parents push for this as health officials, teachers say state’s spiking pandemic makes this unsafe.

No Early Voting at Miller Park, Fiserv Forum

City fears legal challenges of sites not approved at June emergency meeting.

Senator Larson, Democratic colleagues release Pandemic School Stability Legislation

Marquette University Partners with The Milky Way Tech Hub to Pilot Product Development Program for BIPOC and Women-led startups

Future for large numbers of Milwaukee students made brighter by key partners

Statement of Common Council President Cavalier Johnson October 3, 2020

These Places Help with Childcare and Virtual Learning

They offer a place for children before, during and after school.

Marquette Board of Trustees elects two new members

30% of City’s School-Age Kids Lack Computer

And 8.5% of families lack broadband, survey finds. MPS foundation, non-profit work to address virtual learning issues.

City Made $8.6 Million Debt Mistake

Past Comptroller blamed. Mistake equivalent to all the salaries of health department staff.

Future Forward adds Milwaukee Regional Coordinator

“A Chance for a Better Life”

New Season of Black Nouveau Brings New Host

Earl Arms to Present 29th Season of Celebrated African-American Public Affairs Program

Journal Sentinel School Choice Blackout

Newspaper ignores new study with powerful results for voucher schools.

American Family Insurance, Milwaukee Brewers collaborate on new logo for American Family Field

Students Need Help During Pandemic

Social-emotional skills are critical. How AmeriCorps members can help.

Program Helps Women, Minority Businesses Grow

66 businesses have been helped by GMC’s Scale Up Milwaukee SPARC initiative.

American Family Insurance, Brewers Community Foundation partner on $200,000 donation to bridge digital divide for families at Milwaukee Public Schools

Michael Emem’s Rising Real Estate Career

From drawing homes in high school to building them across the city.

Milwaukee Public Schools indefinitely suspends district athletics

Date to resume MPS athletic activities to be determined

Milwaukee Public Schools announces expansion, changes to Stop, Grab & Go

Starting September 1, students will be able to receive meals at 50 sites within the district

Back-To-School Resources for Families

School supply drives, internet access, book readings and more.

With DNC as Backdrop, A Discussion of Black Liberation

Young students and artists talk about racism, police and education.

Couple Opens Medical Training Center

Former MPS facility at 69th and Appleton becomes Standard of Excellence training center for entry-level medical jobs.

Alciro Deacon Announces his Candidacy for State Senate in Milwaukee’s 6th District

Democratic National Convention Committee and Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee to Donate Laptops, Other Resources to Milwaukee Public Schools

Convention team to donate over 75 Macbook Air computers to help MPS bolster tech resources for the upcoming school year

Hmong High School Rises on Northwest Side

$30 million project represents latest expansion for well-regarded charter school.

Milwaukee Public Schools set to welcome students back to school

Early Start Calendar schools to begin virtual learning Monday, August 17

How To Understand These Historic Protests

These resources will put the nationwide protests in a proper context.

Charter Communications Outlines Additional $100,000 Contribution to Support the City of Milwaukee and its Residents

Black Leadership Group Hires First President

Milwaukee native Deneine Powell will run the African American Leadership Alliance.

Democrats Release List of DNC Speakers

Big names like Obama, Sanders, Clinton to speak virtually, state pols like Evers, Baldwin to orate in person.

UWM to hold virtual commencement on Aug. 16

Milwaukee Public Schools to celebrate summer graduates through virtual ceremony

Commencement ceremonies to honor 94 MPS high school graduating seniors

Bronzeville Week final stretch includes Sleepover for Education, drive-in movie

8th Annual Bronzeville Week continues with events highlighting art, music and more

How Will Schools Use CARES Funding?

The pandemic is proving very expensive for schools.

Milwaukee Public Schools to Kick Off Welcome Week with Freshman Bridge

Student orientation and Chromebook distribution for upcoming school year to start today

Milwaukee DSA Announces and Endorses Alex Brower as a candidate for MPS School Board

New Order Allows Milwaukee Schools To Reopen, Could Halt Indoor Dining

Bars and restaurants required to have safety plan by September 15th or face "capacity limits."

March Honors Ernest Lacy, Died in MPD Custody in 1981

62nd day of marches honor Lacy, who would have turned 62 Tuesday.

Johnson Will Lead City’s Public Library System

Joan Johnson will be first Black director in the library's 142-year history.

Gorman Plans Edison Middle School Redevelopment

Vacant for a decade, former MPS school would become apartments.

Ald. Coggs Wants To Increase Internet Access

Remote work and education has made internet access a necessity.

Finance and Personnel Committee to discuss broadband access throughout Milwaukee

Kowalik Still Resists School Reopenings

City health leader says schools must get approved plan to reopen, with precise rules still to come.

Public Schools Fight for Funding

MPS, other public school districts have gotten no federal CARES funding while choice and charter schools get millions.

MPS Will Begin School Year Virtually

School districts aren't prepared to educate in person with current levels of COVID-19.

Phoenix Investors Sees Value in Local Arts Education Programming

Firm supports UPAF Bright Minds when dollars are needed most

Milwaukee Public Schools Reopening Plan Approved by Board of School Directors

Board votes in favor of phased reopening, beginning 2020-21 school year virtually

Marlene Johnson-Odom Park Proposed

Committee approves naming children's park after council's longest serving woman and Black member.

The School Policing Blindspot

Why a program of police meeting with students at MPS was a failure.

Milwaukee Public Schools Kicks-Off Curbside Enrollment

Four dates are available for families to enroll at MPS Central Services from the comfort and safety of their cars

Milwaukee Public Schools Releases School Reopening Recommendation

District to present reopening plan to Milwaukee Board of School Directors

The Tale of Two Milwaukees

Oft-used phrase helps explain the disinvestment in Black neighborhoods.

Choice, Charter Schools Get Big Payday

Federal Paycheck Protection grants don’t fund public schools but do fund private schools.

City Secures Funding To Redevelop, Expand Century City Park

Park will quadruple in size as of MKE Plays redevelopment.

Will MPS End Truancy Program?

Under state law school system pays for four police officers in TABS program.

K-12 Teachers Don’t Reflect Students’ Diversity

Study finds state's teachers of color up by 22.5% in last decade while students of color rose 28%.

Milwaukee Public Schools Releases School Reopening Survey

Survey will gather input until July 8, 2020

MPS Didn’t End Every Police Program

Three things to know about decision by Milwaukee School Board.

Milwaukee Public Schools Terminates Police Contract

Unanimous vote of the school board ends funding for school resource officers.

Howard Fuller, distinguished professor of education, to retire from Marquette

GE Innovation Labs to be created in six Milwaukee Public Schools sites

Labs will serve as a place for MPS students to learn STEM-based problem-solving skills

School Districts Consider Defunding Police

Madison, Green Bay, Milwaukee among districts that may end programs. Milwaukee school board votes Thursday.

High Rate of Turnover for School Superintendents

Some superintendents leap frog from district to district, advancing their career or salary.

Better Than Breier Isn’t Good Enough

Milwaukee Police aren’t using bullets and billy clubs on protesters. But that’a low bar by which to measure improvement.

Ending Contract for Policing in Milwaukee Public Schools

A Statement from Larry Miller, President, Milwaukee Board of School Directors

Sykes Must Be Smiling at Trump’s Slump

Talk radio’s scourge of the left now one of Trump’s notable opponents.

Black Lives Matter

A Statement from members of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors

We Don’t Need the National Guard

We need our elected leaders to dismantle racist practices.

#MaskUpMKE Taps North Shore Bank Branches for Mask Kit Distribution Sites as Demand Continues for Phase Two

Volunteers needed to reach goal of 3.5 million masks made and donated

Summer Schools Will Be Mostly Online

Amid pandemic, school districts in Milwaukee, other cities, will stick to virtual learning.

Milwaukee Opening New Northside Community Testing Site

Site will be on Custer High School campus, replaces Midtown Center.

8 Ways to Democratize Milwaukee

There never was a better time to think big for this city.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Announces Nearly $20 Million in AmeriCorps Funding For Wisconsin

Health Department Gets Support From Librarians, School Nurses

Government employees being retrained as contact tracers to fight COVID-19

MPS Teacher, School Win $30,000 After Teacher Uses Stimulus Check on Care Packages

Margaret Roushar is an "A1 person" says Chance the Rapper.

Schools Face Uncertain Financial Future

New report projects shrinking funding. "So many revenue sources are falling.”

Crowley Makes First Cabinet Picks

A new chief of staff and two new department directors, all promoted from Abele's administration.

87% of School Funding Referendums Passed

Near-record year for approvals. Local funding makes up for state real-dollar declines.

Milwaukee Public Schools Releases 2020-21 Superintendent’s Proposed Budget

Superintendent increases support for schools

31 Wisconsin school districts awarded Fab Lab Grants

‘It’s a Pain I Can’t Even Describe’

Adrienne Lathan, 48, describes how COVID-19 ravaged her body and killed her father.

Unions Join Legal Battle Over Evers’ Order

GOP suit asking Wisconsin Supreme Court to quash stay-at-home order threatens workers' lives, union lawyer argues.

Up From 53206

New generation of leaders in their early 30's, Crowley, Nicholson, Johnson, all raised in poorest ZIP code.

JJ Watt Foundation Donates New Uniforms and Equipment to 35 Milwaukee Recreation Youth Sports Teams

Affordable Housing Redevelopment for 37th Street School Gets City Funding

Plus: City assessments top 2008 values for the first time.

Sequanna Taylor Elected First Vice-Chair of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

Harbor View Plaza Upgrades Highlight Freshwater Ecology

Waterfront park now highlights what's happening above and below water

MPS, Other Districts Using Pass/Fail for Second Semester

School leaders say it's most equitable grading system under Safer At Home order.

Marcelia Nicholson Elected Chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

Nicholson Elected County Board Chairwoman

Marcelia Nicholson beats Willie Johnson, Jr. out for leadership of the county board.

Statement on the passing of SDC Commissioner George Matthews

Common Council President Cavalier Johnson April 23, 2020

MPS Expands Free Meal Sites, Learning Materials

District now distributing free meals at 25 sites

Milwaukee Bucks player Khris Middleton and the Joseph and Vera Zibler Family Trust Fund partner to support Milwaukee Public Schools students and families

Matching donations lead MPS Foundation's effort for COVID-19 relief

The Rise of Cavalier Johnson

Up from poverty and getting crushed in his first two runs for office, he's the upstart winner for council president.