As a new superintendent begins her tenure as the leader of the troubled Milwaukee Public Schools system, and charter and other schools also face challenges, it’s a more important time than ever to bring a spotlight to tangible solutions.
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A program helps teachers tell Milwaukee’s untold stories. The Trump administration says it will no longer fund it.
The U.S. Department of Education will stop funding a local program helping local teachers delve into Milwaukee’s lesser-known history. Program staff are appealing the decision.
Posted inCommunity, Education
Here are 9 Milwaukee graduates you need to know
Meet some of the Class of 2025’s finest. We guarantee you will be inspired.
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Update: Teacher Pathway Program serves 140 students this school year
About 140 Milwaukee high school students spent the year studying to become the next generation of potential educators.
Posted inAmani, Community, Education
More cuts occur at COA, including teen program at Goldin and Skyline Music Series
The teen program is one in a growing list of services that the agency canceled this summer, including the organization’s annual Skyline Music Series, overnight summer camp and its 30-year partnership with Milwaukee Recreation that served youths across the city as a summer program.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Housing
Milwaukee Job Corps campus shutdown leaves participants at risk of homelessness
About 130 students havie to change their plans for the future, including many who may now have to scramble to find somewhere to live since room and board are a key component of the program.
Posted inCriminal justice, Education
South Side native takes advantage of educational opportunities for those formerly and currently incarcerated
After spending more than 20 years under supervision by the correctional system, Jamie De Jesus Sr. has the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree – exemplifying the purpose of the McNeely Prison Education Consortium.
Posted inCommunity, Education
Milwaukee teens lead the way: Inside AART’s youth-driven movement for change
Milwaukee teens are stepping up as leaders at AART’s youth hangouts, creating safe spaces, building community and proving that youth voices matter.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: The future of Milwaukee Public Schools: A heart in crisis
MPS struggles under the weight of systemic issues—some new, some chronic—that threaten its ability to function. Without intentional, transformative change, we risk cardiac arrest.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness
Groups demand resignation of MPS leader, transparency following unsafe lead work at schools
Lead safety advocates have called for the resignation of a Milwaukee Public Schools official following a state order of noncompliance related to lead renovation projects.