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HBCUs Get Historic Funding from Biden-Harris Administration

May 25, 2024

By Karen Stokes The Biden administration recently announced that it has invested a record $16 billion in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over the past three years. These historic funding levels, the most by any administration demonstrate President Biden and Vice President Harris’s ongoing commitment to HBCUs. Over the past three years, the money […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Dr. Dietra Trent, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Karen Stokes

Biden-Harris Administration Approves $6.1 Billion Group Student Loan Discharge

May 4, 2024

By Karen Stokes The Biden-Harris Administration announced an additional over $6 billion in student debt cancellation for 317,000 borrowers who attended the Art Institutes, on or after Jan. 1, 2004, through Oct. 16, 2017. A higher-ed entity that knowingly defrauded its enrollees over several years. Today’s action brings total approved debt cancellation under Biden Administration […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Joe Biden, Karen Stokes, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Forgiveness

President Biden to Speak at Morehouse Commencement

April 27, 2024

By Karen Stokes The White House announced that President Joe Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College this spring. President Biden will become the second sitting U.S. President to deliver the commencement address in the institution’s history. Former President Barack Obama addressed the Morehouse College graduating class in 2013. The White House confirmed […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Commencement Ceremonies, Joe Biden, Karen Stokes, Morehouse College

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Scholarship Opportunities Exist: Where Are the Students?

April 20, 2024

Too Many Families Leaving Dollars on the Table

Popular Interests In This Article: Michelle Bryant, Say Something Real, Scholarships, Unawarded Scholarships

Milwaukee Strives to Bridge Gap in Special Education Teachers for Students on the Autism Spectrum

April 13, 2024

By Karen Stokes April is Autism Awareness Month, a way to bring awareness, honor and to celebrate those on the Autism Spectrum and their support system. It’s critical that a child on the autism spectrum has a strong support system and gets the best education possible tailored to his or her unique needs. Children with […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Autism, Karen Stokes, Kassie McOmber, Special Education

Voters Approve $252 Million Milwaukee Public School Referendum

April 6, 2024

By Karen Stokes On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, voters expressed their support for the children at Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) by approving the referendum question on the Spring Election ballot. By a slim margin of less than 2,000 votes, Milwaukee Public Schools’ $252 million referendum received approval from voters, with 51% in favor and 49% […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Election Results, Karen Stokes, Milwaukee Public Schools, MPS Referendum, Referendum

Biden-Harris Administration Approves Additional $5.8 Billion in Student Debt Relief for Public Service Workers

March 23, 2024

By Karen Stokes On Thursday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the approval of $5.8 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 77,700 borrowers. These approvals are the result of fixes made by the Administration to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). The announcement brings the total loan forgiveness approved by the Biden-Harris Administration to $143.6 billion […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Joe Biden, Karen Stokes, Student Loan Forgiveness

Biden-Harris Administration Approves $1.2 Billion in Loan Forgiveness for Over 150,000 SAVE Plan Borrowers

February 24, 2024

By Karen Stokes The Biden-Harris Administration announced that it will automatically discharge $1.2 billion in loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers who are eligible for the shortened time to forgiveness benefit under President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. There are 7.5 million borrowers who are now enrolled in SAVE, 4.3 million of whom […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Karen Stokes, Miguel Cardona, Saving on A Valuable Education, Student Loan Forgiveness

Milwaukee Students Beats Kansas City Winning $5,000 Prize From The Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce

February 24, 2024

Excitement is in the air at North Division High School. Pride is felt. No it’s not a pep rally, it’s a student organized assembly awarding some of best and brightest minds. The celebration is in honor of four young scholars who took 1st place in the Jeopardy STEM competition, vs Kansas City’s, Asteam Village, during […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Adonasia Cherry, Competitions, Imanuel Hall, Ja'Lisa Reaves, Luis Mascorro, North Division High School, Photo Galleries, Science Technology Engineering and Math STEM

Milwaukee Public Schools Promised Transportation Stipends Due to Unreliable Busing Few Parents Received Them

November 4, 2023

The district did not distribute $500,000 it allocated to reimburse parents for gas, bus passes and mileage. Parents say buses still run late. By Jonmaesha Beltran Wisconsin Watch News414 is a service journalism collaboration between Wisconsin Watch and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service that addresses the specific issues, interests, perspectives and information needs identified by residents […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Belinda Rodriguez, Jonmaesha Beltran, Lakeside Buses of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Schools, School Bus Driver Shortages, School Bus Service, Unreliable Busing

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