Public Education
Milwaukee schools scrambling to cut back after audits reveal $46 million shortfallAs Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) begins to deal with a $46 million budget deficit, the community is questioning how such a situation arose in the first place. “You say this… Read More
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Milwaukee Public Schools declare schools lead-free(The Center Square) – Nearly a year after Milwaukee Public Schools began the work to clean lead out of its school buildings, the district says its classrooms are now lead-free. Read More
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Wisconsin school consolidation bills include $2K per student incentive(The Center Square) – Wisconsin school districts will be eligible for $2,000 per student extra in funding for the first year if a series of bills in the state are… Read More
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Milwaukee Public School reforms must include choice expansion, says advocate(The Center Square) – The head of Wisconsin’s largest school choice group says the recent troubles at Milwaukee Public Schools both show the need for school choice and is the… Read More
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Milwaukee superintendent resigns after mismanagement puts millions of state dollars in jeopardyAngry Wisconsin parents forced their superintendent to resign after a letter from the state revealed the district was being badly mismanaged. Milwaukee Superintendent Keith Posley became mired in controversy when… Read More
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Milwaukee Public Schools needs to be split up or taken over, says former Wisconsin governor(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s former governor says Milwaukee Public Schools must be “saved” for the students. Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson told a crowd at the Milwaukee Press Club… Read More
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Milwaukee Public Schools’ funding at risk again due to missing reports(The Center Square) – Milwaukee Public Schools is facing a second possible funding suspension, this time over missing state financial reports. MPS Superintendent Keith Posley said Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction… Read More