Milwaukee still the worst while Elkhorn shows how to keep kids in school Years after the pandemic, chronic student absenteeism rates remain distressingly high across much of Wisconsin in both…
So when will places like Madison and Milwaukee apologize? The lasting damage to children from shutting down schools for month after uselessly virtual month during the pandemic is now so…
Donovan critical of test scores, absenteeism, underutilized buildings, unspent funds and tax hike State Rep. Bob Donovan is seeking a state audit of the Milwaukee Public Schools and says seniors…
Lazy whiners not welcome. Latest entry in a series of profiles of persevering small towns in the Badger State — and the value of civil society. When The Glidden Enterprise…
District asking voters to approve another $252 million annually Enrollment in schools run by Milwaukee Public Schools district is now down to 59,200 — a dramatic and larger decline than…
Big high school using only 39% of its capacity The number of school buildings controlled by Milwaukee Public Schools that are most dramatically underutilized totals 21, a look at the…
Institute launching social media campaign opposing request for $252 million The Milwaukee Public Schools district is badly mismanaged, has already received enormous sums of money from both a prior referendum…
Separate constitutional amendment on veto power also advances Wisconsin voters will decide on primary day, Aug. 9, whether the state Constitution should be amended to give back to the Legislature…
Capacity considered as district seeks $252 million in April referendum According to the Milwaukee Public Schools’ own figures filed with the state, at least 20 of the district’s schools had…
Many — if not most — kids counted as enrolled in the Milwaukee Public Schools miss at least three weeks of class throughout the year. In some schools, nearly all…
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