The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is partnering with the Alliance for Catholic Education, a consulting group based out of the University of Notre Dame, to undergo an in-depth analysis of the 26 urban Catholic elementary schools...
For Milwaukee’s City Year corps members, who provide services to young, struggling students in schools across Milwaukee, representing the schools they work with and the teams they are a part of means everything to them.
“I proudly ...
Milwaukee Public Schools plans to end a 30-year-old supplemental pension program for teachers by freezing current teachers' payments to the fund and denying new teacher participation.
The decision will be enforced on July...
After a month and a half of waiting on the U.S. Department of Education to sift through 41 Race to the Top grant applications, Wisconsin learned last week it will not be considered in the first round of fund distribution.
The...
Scare tactics may work sometimes, but they’re no help when the threat may worsen the cause.
In a Feb. 4 news release, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers informed Milwaukee Public Schools officials that...
Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction wants to take a more active role in how Milwaukee Public Schools uses $175 million worth of federal money in an effort to improve district effectiveness.
State Superintendent Tony...
Over the years, Milwaukee Public Schools have struggled with low test scores, low graduation rates, startling gaps in racial achievement and administrative inefficiencies. Several school board and superintendent combinations have been u...
Mayor, school officials offer different options
Five important figures in the debate over governance of Milwaukee Public Schools met Tuesday night at the Milwaukee Center for Independence, 2020 W. Wells St., as part of a public information panel.
The dist...
