Public Education
Missed deadlines spur Wisconsin to withhold aid from Milwaukee Public SchoolsAfter Milwaukee Public Schools missed May 16 and May 30 deadlines to submit financial reports, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is withholding new aid to the district. âWithholding funding… Read More
Courts
Grand jury indicts Milwaukee judge for helping foreign national(The Center Square) â A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge Tuesday, the charges being helping shield a person illegally in the country from federal immigration officials at the… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee grappling with unsafe lead levels in schools, dismisses maintenance director, tries to placate parentsTensions are escalating in Milwaukee as it addresses a lead crisis in its schools â including abrupt administrative departures, lawsuit considerations and mounting parental frustration. “I think the district has… Read More
Courts
Wisconsin parents win lawsuit to reinstate school safety officersWisconsin parents have won their lawsuit against Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) over safety, and the ruling requires the district to rehire school safety officers. The lawsuit… Read More
Public Education
School choice is on top in Milwaukee, not public schoolsÂCan a troubled district really contain multiple top schools? Thatâs apparently the case in Milwaukee, a beleaguered urban district with widespread problems of poverty, crime and… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee Public Schools failed to hire school resource officers despite calling police over 3,000 times last yearThe Milwaukee school district failed to hire 25 resource officers by January, as required by law, making it harder for city police to do their jobs. The Milwaukee Police Association… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee school enrollment down, students still behind(The Center Square) â A new report says most students in Milwaukee schools are not getting any better of an education now than they were 30 years ago. The Wisconsin Policy… Read More
Public Education
Ethics complaint filed in recall effort of Milwaukee school board(The Center Square) â There is now an ethics complaint to go along with the effort to recall four members of Milwaukeeâs school board. The Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association said it… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee parents launch âlong overdueâ recall campaign against school boardAngry Milwaukee Public Schools residents are launching a recall campaign against their school board for mismanaging the district and ignoring community concerns. The group, Recall MPS School Board Collaborative,… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee Public Schoolâs financial crisis in spiraling out of controlThe education funding scandal in Milwaukee has worsened as those in charge appear to be passing the buck. Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is under fire for failing to submit important… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee schoolsâ request for $252M property tax hike criticized(The Center Square) â The head of one of downtown Milwaukeeâs largest employers says voters need to say ânoâ to the latest tax hike request from Milwaukeeâs public schools. Northwestern Mutual… Read More
Public Education
Charter schools deserve support, not sabotage(reimaginED) â Last month, the Wall Street Journal broke news about new charter school criteria proposed by the Biden administration that would sabotage the $440 million federal Charter… Read More