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jsonline.com > picture-gallery > news > 02/26/2026 > milwaukee-public-school-performance-commemorates-black-history-month > 88891650007

Milwaukee Public School performance commemorates Black History Month

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (18+ words) Milwaukee Public School performance commemorates Black History Month'Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee Public School performance commemorates Black History Month...

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jsonline.com > story > news > education > 02/26/2026 > madison-east-staff-member-on-leave-accused-of-giving-student-dog-food > 88877864007

Madison school staff member on leave, accused of giving student dog food

11+ hour, 54+ min ago  (222+ words) A staff member at Madison East High School has been placed on leave and police are investigating after a mother said her teenage son with autism was given a can of dog food for lunch. The mother said her 15-year-old…...

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jsonline.com > press-release > story > 156928 > us-students-honored-for-exceptional-academic-achievement-in-cambridge-awards

US Students Honored for Exceptional Academic Achievement in Cambridge Awards

15+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1004+ words) NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ " Seven students from schools across the United States have earned "Best in World" honors in the 2025 Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, placing them among the highest-performing Cambridge students worldwide. 48 students earned the "Best…...

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jsonline.com > story > news > education > 02/26/2026 > what-to-know-milwaukee-classroom-temperatures-mps-air-conditioning > 88851077007

‘Students cannot learn’: What we found investigating MPS temperatures

17+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1094+ words) After hearing of sweltering conditions in classrooms at Milwaukee Public Schools, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel equipped teachers with thermometers and investigated the problem over the course of the 2024-'25 school year." We found that temperatures in some MPS rooms can periodically…...

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jsonline.com > story > news > education > 02/26/2026 > most-mps-schools-dont-have-air-conditioning-heres-why > 88777339007

Could MPS get air conditioning? Here’s what it would take.

17+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1740+ words) In her superintendent suite at Milwaukee Public Schools" central offices in December, Brenda Cassellius looked skeptical as she listened to Chief Operating Officer Mike Turza rattle off logistical roadblocks to adding window-unit air conditioners to most classrooms." "Hmm," Cassellius said....

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jsonline.com > story > news > education > 02/26/2026 > mps-school-temperatures-often-too-hot-in-summer-and-winter-heres-why > 86449128007

80-degree temperatures in MPS schools in summer and winter? Here’s why.

18+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1844+ words) It was about 20 degrees outside when high school English teacher Jenna Buchberger returned to her classroom at Barack Obama School of Science and Technology on Milwaukee's north side after winter break last year. Inside, she was hit with a wall…...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
jsonline.com > story > news > education > 02/26/2026 > which-wisconsin-college-programs-produce-highest-earnings > 88826620007

Which Wisconsin college programs produce highest earnings?

22+ hour, 59+ min ago  (91+ words) Which Wisconsin college programs produce highest earnings?Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Which Wisconsin college programs produce highest earnings? If pay is most important to you, consider studying computer engineering in college. The discipline made the most appearances on the list of…...

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jsonline.com > story > news > education > 02/26/2026 > tracking-a-year-of-heat-inside-one-milwaukee-classroom > 88377789007

Tracking a year of heat inside one Milwaukee classroom

23+ hour, 2+ min ago  (495+ words) Temperatures in Milwaukee classrooms often exceed federally recommended ranges throughout the school year, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation found, causing issues for staff retention and student success." The Journal Sentinel reviewed school maintenance records and provided room thermometers to classroom…...

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jsonline.com > story > communities > west > 02/26/2026 > three-seats-up-for-election-on-elmbrook-school-board > 88833544007

Elmbrook School Board candidates weigh in on potential referendum, school start times

23+ hour, 3+ min ago  (759+ words) There are three seats up for election April 7 on the Elmbrook School Board and all three are contested. One of those seats is guaranteed to have a new person elected to it. Running for the Area I seat are incumbent…...

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jsonline.com > picture-gallery > news > education > 02/25/2026 > lead-clinic > 88851081007

CDC awards Milwaukee Health Department with grant for lead testing

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (22+ words) CDC awards Milwaukee Health Department with grant for lead testing'Milwaukee Journal Sentinel CDC awards Milwaukee Health Department with grant for lead testing...