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400 MPS Grads Eligible for $5 Million in College Scholarships from The Degree Project®
Great Lakes Set to Follow Through on Promise Made to Freshmen in 2011
Sep 9th, 2015 by Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & AffiliatesGreater Milwaukee Foundation opens Miller Park for special day of public access
Partnership with Brewers Community Foundation at heart of September Gift to the Community
Sep 2nd, 2015 by Greater Milwaukee FoundationMPS earns $35.6 million in competitive grants to support students, highest total in 3 years
Funds support early childhood education, improving school climates, improving achievement, before/after school programs, arts education
Aug 21st, 2015 by Milwaukee Public SchoolsGovernor Scott Walker, DWD Secretary Newson Announce $2.2 Million in Youth Apprenticeship Grant Awards
The graduation rate for eligible youth apprentices was 84% last year.
Aug 20th, 2015 by Gov. Scott WalkerJabari Parker and the Bucks Partner with Milwaukee Public Schools on New Attendance Initiative
Bucks forward will appear in multi-media campaign urging students to own their future by being in school all day, every day
Aug 10th, 2015 by Milwaukee BucksTwo of the state’s top high schools and a high-performing elementary school start Monday
Day One event set for MPS' Reagan H.S., which is expanding personalized learning to help all students succeed
Aug 7th, 2015 by Milwaukee Public SchoolsMPS to celebrate start of year-round schools building on past achievements and focused on future successes
New year includes a focus on increasing attendance, literacy across all subjects and implementation of Regional Development Plan to create more enrollment opportunities in high-performing schools
Jul 31st, 2015 by Milwaukee Public SchoolsBoard approves Milwaukee Excellence Charter School proposal
July Board update: Vote means charter contract negotiations begin; Board also approves contract renewal for Alliance, nine new school leaders
Jul 30th, 2015 by Milwaukee Public SchoolsMilwaukee Voucher Schools Still Discriminate Against Students with Disabilities
Four years after receiving a complaint against voucher schools for discriminating against students with disabilities, Wisconsin still isn’t holding these schools accountable.
Jul 20th, 2015 by American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin20+ grads from the Class of 2015
Alumni of Milwaukee Public Schools' Washington High School will award scholarships Wednesday to more than 20 of their newest colleagues
Jul 14th, 2015 by Milwaukee Public SchoolsMPS, NFL team to bring Officiating Academy to Milwaukee
Attendees will be introduced to the rules of the game, on-field officiating mechanics and tips on how to become an official.
Jul 14th, 2015 by Milwaukee Public SchoolsStatement from Rep. Bowen on Assembly’s Passage of Backwards Republican Budget
“We’ve known from the start that this budget is wrong for Wisconsin.”
Jul 9th, 2015 by State Rep. David Bowen