The city’s past efforts to confront barriers for Black males fizzled due to a lack of coordination, metrics and resources, officials say. A new nonprofit with a trusted leader is stepping in.
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Milwaukee Public Schools promised transportation stipends due to unreliable busing. Few parents received them.
Milwaukee Public Schools did not distribute $500,000 it allocated to reimburse parents for gas, bus passes and mileage. Parents say buses still run late.
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Students grapple with uncertain futures after latest DACA ruling
Local college students are among hundreds of thousands nationwide who have faced uncertainty since a federal judge in Texas ruled last month that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program is illegal.
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Milwaukee schools lack air conditioning despite rising temperatures. Here’s what we know.
About half of Milwaukee Public Schools buildings lack full or partial air conditioning, risking learning loss. The district has no plan for major upgrades.
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OPINION: What we learned during our summer internship
High school talents from BrandLab Milwaukee worked with the innovative teams at the Yodelpop marketing firm and News414 for a 10-week summer internship.
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Milwaukee high school students make short film debut with ‘Soulmate’
Eleven years ago Brit Nicole wrote “Soulmate,” a poem about destiny and connection. Now Arts @ Large interns have turned that poem into a short film.
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Music camp teaches Milwaukee students new ways to play
More than 60 students learned how to play the drums, piano and ukelele at Anna F. Doerfler School as part of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music’s Music Exploration Camp.
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UWM program trains nurses to care for victims of sexual violence
Victims of sexual violence are being connected to culturally competent care through a program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that trains and certifies sexual assault nurse examiners, or SANEs.
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MATC welding program teaches incarcerated students how to learn-and earn
MATC’s Second Chance Pell Grant program prepares incarcerated students to enter the job market.
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Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation honors 32 outstanding students. (You’ll work for them one day.)
The Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation awarded $150,000 in scholarships to 32 students.