The Education Crisis at MPS
Unfortunately, the district’s primary focus appears to be providing full employment to as many adults as possible, no matter the financial consequences.
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Milwaukee Public Schools
MPS Needs to Justify Referendum Before Going to Voters
Here’s what folks need to know leading up to what could be one of the biggest school funding referendum fights in recent memory.
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Will Kamala Harris Wear Her Busing T-Shirt On Milwaukee Visits?
Will the Journal Sentinel step up and ask Kamala Harris to reconcile her rose-colored vision of busing with the reality of its experience in Wisconsin?
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Report: Milwaukee Public Schools budget ‘precarious’
The Policy Forum report says the new salaries and added costs for healthcare and other benefits will cost $16 million more next year alone. Those costs will likely only grow over time.
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National Charter Schools Week a Good Time to Celebrate in Wisconsin
There is clearly a demand for options outside of the traditional public schools from parents across the state.
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Evers’ Backdoor Plan to Stop School Choice
Evers is proposing that private schools must complete all the steps of accreditation prior to participating in the choice programs. This change creates a catch 22 for new schools – the school could not accept students on a voucher until they completed the entire accreditation process but they cannot complete accreditation without students in the building.
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City of Milwaukee finally sells a vacant school building
MPS was contacted by at least two interested buyers for Hayes in 2012 and 2013, but the building has sat empty for the last several years.
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Michelle Obama Visits Charter School, Not School Named for Husband
The Fox 6 News report by Amy Dupont did not indicate if Obama was asked if she agreed with Evers regarding charter schools.
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New Study Shows Crime Reduction Benefit of School Choice
Male participation in Milwaukee’s school choice program was associated with a 53 percent reduction in drug-related offenses and an 87 percent reduction in property damage offenses.
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WILL Provides Public Policy Roadmap to Increase Student Achievement
School districts outside Milwaukee in urban areas are also failing to educate students from disadvantaged backgrounds, causing Wisconsin to have the largest racial achievement gap in the country.
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