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  • Will Pulaski and Carmen Schools Partnership Get Okay?

    Casimir Pulaski High School has had problems with attendance, achievement and graduation rates. Photo by Jabril Faraj. Sep 29th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj
  • Op-Ed: Questions Remain on “Opportunity Schools”

    Chris Abele Aug 25th, 2015 by Joe Yeado
  • Op-Ed: Wisconsin Deserved Better Than This Budget

    Republican Budget Shifts Up to $800 Million from Wisconsin’s Public Schools to Private Voucher Schools Jul 16th, 2015 by State Rep. Peter Barca
  • Murphy’s Law: Who is Scott Walker?

    Governor Walker greets people outside of the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce during the "Working for Wisconsin" tour. 7/2/13. Photo taken July 2nd, 2013. Photo from the State of Wisconsin Jul 16th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
  • Will Teachers Desert Wisconsin?

    Rufus King. Photo by Christopher Hillard. Jul 16th, 2015 by Paul M. Doro
  • Data Wonk: Why Doesn’t Milwaukee Embrace Charter Schools?

    Milwaukee Charter vs Traditional Schools May 20th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson
  • Data Wonk: The Charter School Advantage

    Charter School Effect vs Traditional Public Schools Apr 15th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson
  • Charter School Leaders Say Oversight Needed

    Carmen South high school students attend a freshman English class. (Photo by Sue Vliet) Apr 7th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj
  • MPS Commitment Schools Show Improvement

    Students at Thurston Woods, which is one of 14 underperforming MPS schools participating in the Commitment Schools program, work on assignments. (Photo by Molly Rippinger) Mar 29th, 2015 by Molly Rippinger
  • Data Wonk: How Good Are Charter Schools?

    DPI Student Growth Score--Milwaukee Schools Feb 11th, 2015 by Bruce Thompson
  • The State of Politics: About That $2.2 Billion State Deficit

    Mike Huebsch Nov 24th, 2014 by Steven Walters
  • 72% of MPS High School Students Are Truants

    Though the most recent data available shows an increase in the number of MPS students in their seats at school, truancy has plagued the district for more than a decade. (Photo by Tessa Fox) Nov 18th, 2014 by Kelly Meyerhofer
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