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Student loan defaults surge in Wisconsin, US after federal reprieve ends
The pandemic grace period has ended, along with the most generous repayment plan. Now, borrowers across the state are struggling to repay, and those who attended Wisconsin’s for-profit colleges are twice as likely to be delinquent on their loans.
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MPS is overhauling its transportation system. Here’s what you need to know and how you can get involved
Milwaukee Public Schools needs to cut $3.5 million in transportation costs to align with the budget. Here’s what it’s considering and how you can have a say in it.
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School district officials weigh sending more students on MCTS buses
For MPS high schoolers, getting to school can mean late buses and long waits. The district is weighing whether it should send more students on county buses.
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MPS after-school programs lose thousands each month as childcare stabilization funding ends
About 90 Community Learning Centers and camps based in Milwaukee Public Schools received monthly childcare stabilization payments before funding ended in June.
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Federal financial aid for career training is here. When will Wisconsinites benefit?
State officials say it could take years for students to access Workforce Pell grants, with aid initially available only to students in a handful of carefully scrutinized programs.
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‘More than just a building’: South Side residents devastated over massive Lincoln Avenue School fire
Lincoln Avenue School alumni and parents of current students were heartbroken Tuesday to learn that the school was destroyed in a blaze.
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‘Inefficient and not benefiting us’: MPS students question district priorities with student resource officer costs expected to grow
Some students say the money would be better spent on teachers, academic opportunities and student support services.
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Alleged Wisconsin fake elector accomplices plead not guilty as Trump seeks to rewrite 2020 election
The Wisconsin case is one of the last cases standing in the effort to prosecute those who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
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Student mural at Hamilton High School celebrates South Side diversity, educates on environment
Alexander Hamilton High School students unveiled a mural Tuesday that highlights different cultures and shows how Milwaukee connects with the surrounding ecosystem.