Tag: Milwaukee Public Schools

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Board of School Directors reopens the job application window to find the next superintendent for Milwaukee ...

State lawmakers warn of consequences if MPS doesn’t add SROs

MILWAUKEE--- For almost a year, Milwaukee Public Schools has not complied with adding 25 school resource officers (SROs) to any ...

Man accused of beating school teacher appears in court

MILWAUKEE--- A man accused of beating a Milwaukee Public Schools teacher in front of her students has appeared in court. ...

MPS to hold meeting detailing possible school closures and mergers

MILWAUKEE - As Milwaukee Public Schools faces a future that includes declining enrollment and aging infrastructure, the district last Friday ...

Milwaukee Public Schools reviewing 13 schools up for closure consideration

MILWAUKEE--- Milwaukee Public Schools releases its Long Range Facilities Master Plan (LRFMP) including recommendations for school closures and mergers. The ...

Milwaukee Public Schools receive funds for next school year

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Public Schools district has been given more than $587 million dollars in state funding for the ...

Milwaukee Public Schools works to restructure finance office

MILWAUKEE -- Since June of this year, the Milwaukee Public School district has been under fire by the public and ...

UPDATE: High school sporting events continue after a man died at a youth flag football game

UPDATE at 3:30pm on October 14, 2024: A spokesman for Milwaukee Public Schools confirms that high school interscholastic boys varsity ...

Suing Milwaukee Public Schools for lack of SROs

MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is suing the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, which oversees Milwaukee ...

Milwaukee Public Schools “ready to implement” SROs

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools is "ready to implement" having student resource officers (SROs) back in schools, but adds the ...

Madison HS security guard fired for racial slur

Poll finds increased dissatisfaction with Wisconsin public schools

MILWAUKEE - A Marquette University Law School poll released Thursday found more people are growing dissatisfied with the quality of ...

Milwaukee Public Schools releases long-range facilities planning website

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Public Schools releases a new website focused on the how the district will maintain its buildings ...

BREAKING: Eduardo Galvan to be named interim Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors is expected to make a formal offer to Eduardo Galvan ...

Milwaukee Public Schools submits new draft of Corrective Action Plan to DPI

by Wyatt Barmore-Pooley

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Public Schools has released the second version of its draft Corrective Action Plan that the district has ...

Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Keith Posley resigns

UPDATE 6/4/24 at 8:00am - Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson has issued the following statement on Dr. Posley's resignation: “I am ...

Milwaukee Public Schools hires financial consultant to address missing financial reports

MILWAUKEE - Ahead of a special meeting of the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors aiming to address the ...

State threatens to revoke Milwaukee Public Schools funding over late financial reports

MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is threatening to suspend funding to Milwaukee Public Schools. In a letter ...

“The tip of the iceberg” Discussing the postponement of MPS Head Start funding with A.J. Bayatpour

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Public Schools' Head Start program funding is being suspended for the next 30 days. The Administration of ...

Milwaukee Public Schools propose slashing nearly 300 positions next school year

by Dylan Hunter Carter

MILWAUKEE — Nearly 300 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions could be slashed at Milwaukee Public Schools for the 2024-25 school year ...

Three Milwaukee schools closed due to bomb threat