Education

• MPS community engagement meeting held to address school safety issues
• Students get an early lesson in computer coding on Milwaukee's south side
• Opponents of Menomonee Falls book ban call on state to overrule decision
• Gun found on Indian Trail student in Kenosha, weapon not located during initial search
• Catholic Memorial High School students participate in 11th Annual Crusader Day of Service
• Kenosha schools will ask taxpayers for a $115M referendum on February ballot
• With 26 applicants for MPS superintendent, consultants list ideal qualities based on community feedback
• New state report cards released; scoring change complicates yearly comparisons
• Watertown Unified School District approves controversial guidelines for transgender students
• 36 MATC students celebrate American citizenship at naturalization ceremony
• New MPS board member James Ferguson sworn in
• Pius HS to resume in-person learning on Tuesday with new security and safety procedures
• As state Senate race tests new maps, key suburban contest centers on abortion
• MPS board discusses why 13 schools are being considered for closures or mergers. One part of the city would be affected most
• Wauwatosa East High School students make Halloween costumes for babies in the NICU
• 'It's a basic need': Wisconsin state superintendent proposes free meals in schools for 2025-2027 budget
• MPS releases list of schools considered for closures, mergers
• Speakers pressure MPS board to reject any plan to bring police back into schools
• Decorated Sheboygan County high school volleyball coach suspended
• City leaders react to MPS Athletics paperwork fumble
• St. Augustine Prep breaks down on Aug Prep North
• Racine students take pledge against gun violence
• 'Dropped the ball': 4 Milwaukee alders tee off on MPS athletics commissioner for clerical error that forfeited 2 football seasons
• Informational session in Wauwatosa highlights school referenda on November ballot
• Parents, faculty pack Nicolet Union High School for grand reopening
• Milwaukee Public Schools will lose more than $49M in state aid due to financial reporting error
• Silver Lake-Salem School Board fires staff member charged with sexual assaulting students
• MPS error causes WIAA to forfeit Bay View and Pulaski HS football seasons, issue 2-year playoff bans
• MPS missed updated deadlines for financial reporting. State officials say it's not a problem
• Tension at first MPS facilities town hall as community fears school closures
• With school closings looming, MPS releases facilities data but not list of schools on chopping block
• University of Wisconsin fires former porn-making chancellor who wanted to stay on as a professor
• MPS sets timeline for superintendent search, talks about police in schools kept private
• Milwaukee Mayor Johnson reads to kids as part of National Literacy Month
• Kettle Moraine High School floods, expensive repairs ahead
• 'You can't have it both ways': Wauwatosa School Board discusses $124 million referendums
• Former MPS board member Aisha Carr accused of food stamp, public assistance fraud
• Sen. Chris Larson holds conference on Wisconsin's special education funding gap
• 'Everybody should have access:' Grassroots Menomonee Falls org. hands out book for free during Banned Books Week
• Should ex UW-La Crosse Chancellor, Joe Gow be allowed to teach after porn controversy?
• DOJ: ‘Threat wave’ happening to schools in Wisconsin
• Evers defends $800M UW funding proposal, reacts to branch campus enrollment data delay
• 65 students presented with scholarships to MATC
• MPS proposes, then backs off raising top administrator salaries to $200,000
• Money meant to improve reading in schools is frozen amid a political fight. Now, districts have to take out loans.
• After 8th grade girl takes her own life, her brother and best friend have a message
• Eye on AI: How educators across Wisconsin are bringing artificial intelligence into the classroom
• With MPS 8 months late on bringing officers back into schools, GOP lawmaker threatens city funding
• Grafton High School cracks down on cellphone use in the classroom
• State superintendent defends lowering test standards, changing terms away from 'basic' and 'below basic'
• New and expanded College of Nursing unveiled at Marquette University
• Ascension Smart Smiles program returns to Milwaukee, Racine schools for free dental care
• This school district is starting a new class to help teens address their mental health
• Wauwatosa School Board votes to release legal opinion on partial MPS merger
• MPS teachers return to school in heat advisory, many classrooms without AC
• Carroll University students paired with foster dogs from HAWS for canine training course
• As Tosa school district responds to $4 million budget error, some board members explored partial merger with MPS
• Volunteers donate 1,000 new backpacks to MPS students
• MATC students begin moving into apartments as upcoming semester approaches
• Volunteers help spruce up Gaenslen School in Riverwest
• 'Most of us are...having to find a new career': Tenured faculty face layoffs at UW-Milwaukee
• Packers legend Donald Driver helps surprise Milwaukee students with free laptops and school supplies
• Volunteers help spruce up MPS schools as part of GE HealthCare's Community Service Day
• UW-Milwaukee Police Chief David Salazar resigns
• Graduating MATC students show off cosmetology talents with fantasy-themed showcase
• Milwaukee health leaders urge parents to keep up with students' vaccinations heading into new school year
• New MPS interim superintendent doesn't have license to be a superintendent; here's why that's allowed
• UW-Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium will sell alcohol in general seating areas for the first time this season
• Students visit Hunger Task Force farm to learn about different types of food, healthy eating
• 'Yes to Tosa Kids' campaign aims to pass school district's budget referenda
• MPS students take part in AI workshop
• MPS board names interim superintendent finalists, postpones overhauling math curriculum
• 'We could've pushed harder': State superintendent discusses MPS fiscal mess, changes state will make in response
• Hired MPS financial consultant says two key problems led to financial crisis
• 'We were always assured': MPS board leaders discuss financial scandal, suggest additional tax hike off the table
• Wauwatosa school board approves 2 referenda for operations and facilities, voters to decide in November
• MPS board gives authority to acting superintendent; no candidate list yet for interim superintendent
• Alverno College to cut staff, programs amid financial crisis
• MPS officials knew about state aid reductions before referendum vote
• MPS Board approves budget & action plan, then adjourns behind closed doors & ducks media
• Gov. Evers criticizes DPI in wake of MPS financial crisis
• New MPS draft plan released: Will take months for district to dig out of financial crisis
• Revisiting last major MPS audit: Former superintendent wants Evers to appoint special commissioner
• Evers moving ahead with plans to audit MPS; focus will be on academics, operations
• Wauwatosa schools grappling with tough financial cuts as lack of state funding forces looming budget shortfall
• Kenosha Unified School District working to repurpose vacant schools
• Ald. Spiker calls for transparency from MPS School Board
• Baraboo dad who rushed stage at high school graduation charged with disorderly conduct
• Fired MPS comptroller says district's financial staff was understaffed and inexperienced
• MPS board leaders keep avoiding questions; another director says board needs more guidance
• Video of parent rushing graduation stage at Baraboo High School goes viral
• Past audit shows MPS board knew of finance issues; lawmaker calls for federal investigation
• Local and state leaders react to MPS superintendent resignation
• Posley to receive $160,000 as part of MPS settlement
• Racine students celebrate reading achievement with helicopter candy drop
• Superintendent Keith Posley resigns following MPS special board meeting
• As MPS board to consider Posley's job, state and city leaders call over district overhaul
• Marquette University highlights collection of photos, personal writings of journalist James Foley
• How MPS' failure to report finances could impact funding for all schools
• Congresswoman Moore says she suspects MPS Head Start program will be 'broken up and spread out'