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A new effort to move Milwaukee forward by eliminating educational inequities and ensuring every child has access to a great school.
Milwaukee, WI
Joined August 2011
In @WIExaminer, Daniel Gage from @afterschool4all said the freeze jeopardized programs for 18,000 students across 150 sites in Wisconsin, and future budget cycles hold more danger.
wisconsinexaminer.com
The federal funding freeze crisis shows Wisconsin needs reliable, sustainable state funding for after-school programs.
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Want to check the status of lead repairs at your child’s school? @Journalsentinel compiled updates from @MPSMilwaukee here
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On July 31, MPS said nine schools had been cleared of lead and 14 more had finished remediation and are being cleaned.
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After the White House froze $72 million in funds for Wisconsin schools earlier this month, all funds have been released, including $19 million for Milwaukee, writes @_cleokrejci @journalsentinel
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A review of certain grant programs by federal officials had jeopardized over $72.6 million just for K-12 schools in Wisconsin, plus more for adult education programs.
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Over 100 elementary classrooms have more than 30 students, well above district guidelines, according to a new @journalsentinel investigation
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Hundreds of MPS classrooms exceed the district’s class size guidelines.
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A new @GreatCitySchls review found MPS lacks clear systems for recruitment, hiring, and staff oversight. @_cleokrejci reports that MPS received similar reviews three times starting in 2009, and failed to implement the reforms @journalsentinel
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The Council of the Great City Schools noted issues in MPS' hiring, salary structures and employee discipline practices when it reviewed the district's HR department.
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Looking for the 2025-26 @milwaukeemps school calendar? @Journalsentinel has it here
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Parents: Plan ahead by marking these MPS days off on your calendars.
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.@DFER_News is urging blue states to participate in the new federal tax credit for school choice. @danagoldstein reports on the group calling the new tax credit “literally free money” and “a no-brainer” @nytimes
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With school starting in under a month, @MPSMilwaukee is working against the clock to clear all pre-1950s buildings of lead before the first day of school. @WTMJ gives an update on progress this summer
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MILWAUKEE---In January, Milwaukee Public Schools announced to parents and faculty that excessive lead dust was found at multiple schools that resulted in
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In this week's MKE Edu News Brief: MPS racing to finish lead work before start of school; federal funding update; new HR report shows MPS struggles, and more.
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In a new op-ed, Michael Hartney @HooverInst asks if politics are to blame for the decreasing support for testing and accountability @the74 .
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Hartney: It reflects the unwillingness of the political class to make holding schools accountable for learning the cornerstone of American education.
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OPINION: “Why Charter Schools Are Key To America’s Talent Pipeline” from @jeanneallen @forbes
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Charter schools are proving to be engines of talent development, economic mobility, and innovation in cities and states hungry for a skilled, adaptable workforce.
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'It's a homecoming': Rocketship Public Schools is expanding its elementary school presence in Milwaukee by purchasing and operating the former Carmen Elementary building at Stellar Elementary. Mia Thurow @journalsentinel talks to the school leaders
jsonline.com
Rocketship Public Schools, a charter school network, purchased the former Carmen Schools Stellar Elementary building for nearly $1.17 million.
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Teachers across Wisconsin are prepping for a new financial literacy graduation requirement for the Class of 2028. @fox6now talks to schools redesigning their curricula
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"Personal finance is everywhere. It’s all around us."
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A new @wispolicyforum report shows that Wisconsin ranks 26th in per-pupil spending nationally, but it does not reflect recent funding boosts from the last two budgets, reports @wprnews’s Rich Kremer
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When adjusted for inflation, Wisconsin's per-pupil spending on public school students continues to fall behind the national average, according to U.S. Census data analyzed by the Wisconsin Policy...
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A new @wispolicyforum report using 2023 data shows that Wisconsin spent nearly 10% less per student than the national average. Read about where the state falls in per-student spending here .
wispolicyforum.org
Spending per pupil by Wisconsin public schools has lagged inflation in recent years and fallen further behind the U.S. average. This is due to a series of policy choices, including a recent two-year...
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“Right now it's 24/7 around the clock, over the weekends, potentially over the holidays on lead reduction work,” said Milwaukee Health Department Deputy Commissioner Tyler Weber to Christina Van Zelst @fox6now about lead work this summer @mpsmilwaukee
fox6now.com
Milwaukee Public Schools might not currently have students, but there are over 100 workers in buildings across the school district right now.
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Amidst a lawsuit from Democratic-controlled states and a letter from 10 Republican Senators calling for the release, the Trump administration released millions in frozen funding for Wisconsin schools. @_cleokrejci broke down the funding @journalsentinel
jsonline.com
A review of certain grant programs by federal officials had jeopardized over $72.6 million just for K-12 schools in Wisconsin, plus more for adult education programs.
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In the latest Colleston’s Corner, CFC's Colleston Morgan shares CFC’s take on a recent @educationnext piece: “Our city’s school choice reality is neither the overhyped claims of school choice activists, nor the overheated attacks of its detractors.”
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In school merger news, @rocketshiped has acquired @carmenschools only elementary school, Stellar Elementary@biztimes
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Rocketship Public Schools, a national public charter school network that operates in Milwaukee, has acquired Carmen Schools of Science & Technology’s
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After President Trump signed a federal tax rebate for donations to private school scholarship programs, states face a politically challenging decision on whether to opt out. @michaelpetrilli looks at the issue, especially for Democratic Governors
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The Medicaid expansion put GOP governors in a tough spot. Republicans have flipped the script.
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