Public Education

Milwaukee grappling with unsafe lead levels in schools, dismisses maintenance director, tries to placate parents

Tensions are escalating in Milwaukee as it addresses a lead crisis in its schools – including abrupt administrative departures, lawsuit considerations and mounting parental frustration. “I think the district has… Read More

Public Education

Toxic lead discovered in Asheville, North Carolina schools’ water 

Asheville public schools still don’t have clean water, city officials have reported.   On Thursday, Clay Chandler of Asheville’s Water Resources Department (WRD) said a Nov. 7 test found lead in… Read More