By Sam Woods Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Black students in Milwaukee Public Schools received 67% of the disciplinary actions given in October, school district leaders say. MPS administrators are required […]
MPS Releases Budget Proposal for 2019-2020 School Year
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last week, Milwaukee Public Schools released its 2019-2020 budget. While the priority has always been the students, this new budget’s outward focus is the students and ensuring that a majority of the funding goes towards them to contribute to their success. The proposed budget equates to $1.2 billion. Dr. Keith Posley, the […]
Southwest Airlines Grant Expands Milwaukee’s Aviation Pipeline Program
By Nyesha Stone Milwaukee Public Schools recently received some exciting news, which could turn things around for some of its students. Southwest Airlines selected “Expanding Milwaukee’s Aviation Pipeline,” an MPS program, as a recipient of its 2019 Charitable Grants. The program is a partnership between MPS, the Greater Milwaukee Committee and Milwaukee Area Technical College […]
The PEOPLE Program has a New Office in Milwaukee
By Nyesha Stone The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) has been around since 1999 and started with 66 students from Milwaukee high schools. The program has grown since then and now has an office in Milwaukee. Earlier this week, Rufus King International Middle School held a grand opening to […]
UWM, MATC and MPS Leaders Share M3 Collaboration’s Impact
Two years ago, leaders from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College publicly announced a groundbreaking educational effort called M3 (pronounced M-cubed). It’s an unprecedented collaboration among Milwaukee’s three largest public education institutions to create a better K-through-16 educational system, one that will feed the region’s growing need for college-educated […]