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Milwaukee Program Aimed at Nurturing Infant-Parent Reading Expands
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (499+ words) Reach Out and Read Wisconsin will partner with the Milwaukee Public Library to bring its literacy program to more sites. Reach Out and Read Wisconsin promotes early childhood reading at well-child clinic visits. Source: Reach Out and Read Wisconsin A…...
MPS Proposes Reducing About 260 Non-Classroom Positions and Redeploying Resources to Classrooms
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (202+ words) Reductions part of a solution to reduce $46 million structural budget gap (MILWAUKEE) " Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius today announced a series of budget proposals designed to address the district's $46 million structural budget gap while continuing to protect and…...
History Rocks Tour Draws Protests At Brookfield Central High School
22+ hour, 42+ min ago (625+ words) Parents fear partisan agenda as Education Department roadshow stops in suburban Milwaukee. Murray Bessette, deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Education, was at Brookfield Central Friday for History Rocks! Corrinne Hess/WPR As word spread across Brookfield that the…...
Delaware North to Host Hiring Event at American Family Field for 2026 Brewers Season
1+ day, 40+ min ago (163+ words) MILWAUKEE " Delaware North Sportservice, the food and beverage partner for the Milwaukee Brewers, is hosting a hiring event for the 2026 Brewers season at American Family Field. The events will take place on Monday, March 9 and Monday, March 16 between 4 p.m. " 6 p.m. Candidates must…...
MPS Students Say School Police Are Policing More Than Crimes
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (853+ words) Teens describe hall pass checks and discipline by officers as the district moves to tighten rules and oversight. Several Milwaukee Public Schools students shared their concerns that school resource officers have enforced school rules and not just criminal activity " something…...
MPS Graduation Rate Grows to Highest Point in 15 Years
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (178+ words) Sustained growth from 64% for the Class of 2021 to 72% for the Class of 2025 (MILWAUKEE) " Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius today announced the district has recorded its highest graduation rate since the state began calculating the current four-year graduation rate…...
Betty Brinn Children’s Museum Announces Plans for Growth, New Location to be Determined in 2026
1+ week, 2+ day ago (333+ words) Betty Brinn Children's Museum Announces Plans for Growth, New Location to be Determined in 2026Urban Milwaukee Betty Brinn Children's Museum Announces Plans for Growth, New Location to be Determined in 2026 Museum Explores New Locations as Part of Master Plan Today, between…...
Parents, Educators Sue Wisconsin Lawmakers Over School Funding
1+ week, 3+ day ago (734+ words) Suit argues inadequate funding denies children constitutional right to basic education. A group of parents and educators from across Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Monday against the state Legislature, alleging lawmakers have failed to adequately fund public schools. The 19 plaintiffs, led…...
A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds New Lawsuit to Fund Public Schools
1+ week, 3+ day ago (201+ words) MADISON, Wis. " A Better Wisconsin Together is applauding a lawsuit filed this week that could help put an end to Wisconsin Republicans" decades-long starvation of local public schools. Ripp continued, "The chronic underfunding of public schools across the state, and…...
Gov. Evers, Evers Administration Continue to Do Whats Best for Kids ThroughGet Kids Ready School Readiness Program
2+ week, 3+ day ago (265+ words) Governor announces nearly 1,400 care providers intend to participate in Wisconsin's first-ever entirely state-funded child care program to help as many as 24,000 kids get ready for Kindergarten Relevant excerpts from Gov. Evers' 2026 State of the State address are available below: "So,…...