Education

• Student fathers given new car seats at MATC Drive event
• 'It's that serious': Family turns pain into purpose after losing daughter to peanut allergy; holds lifesaving training course
• MATC event offers resources to students, residents impacted by government shutdown
• State superintendent testifies in committee hearing regarding sexual misconduct, grooming in Wisconsin schools
• 'It'll set the community back': Lowell Elementary parents share concerns as Waukesha School Board debates closures
• Sheboygan County Head Start program struggling to keep doors open during government shutdown
• 'Stocked to the brim': Amid SNAP concerns, food pantries pop up at Wauwatosa elementary schools
• Racine Unified School District purchases all-terrain wheelchairs for field trips, outdoor learning
• High school students explore careers in energy during We Energies Demo Day
• Milwaukee Academy of Science unveils new gym floor, completed with donation from Pat Connaughton Foundation
• As Legislature passes school cell phone ban, one district already expanded its ban
• MPS, MTEA join forces to bring retired teachers back
• Racine students take pledge against gun violence
• MPS athletics commissioner Bobbie Kelsey no longer employed by district
• Hartland students greeted with 'playoff pancakes' to celebrate Brewers playoff run
• South Milwaukee HS students learn about careers in manufacturing while touring Steele Solutions
• Milwaukee students learn safety tips as part of Fire Prevention Week
• 'I'm blown away': Bay View teacher wins $100K grant for industrial technology program
• Referee collapses in the middle of UW-Parkside soccer game, staff helps save his life
• Milwaukee Health Department to host walk-in childhood immunization clinics in October
• Cassellius: 'Much more than 5' MPS schools to close or merge in coming years
• Jazz icon and MSO conductor visits with students at Milwaukee High School of the Arts
• 'Send Silence Packing': MU hosts exhibit striving to end silence surrounding mental health
• CBS 58's One Good Thing: Mike Curkov and Lance Allan talk with students at Grafton High School
• Two 12-year-old students arrested, accused of making threats against Racine Christian School
• Milwaukee Rec hosts annual Ultimate Sports Day for MPS students
• MPS spent $1.25 million on 20 new vans. More than a year later, they still haven't been used
• Waukesha school delays 4K start date by 1 week due to flooding in classrooms
• As students return, MPS makes last-minute reassignments to fill teacher vacancies
• Riverside University High School closed Tuesday due to chemical spill
• MPS confirms flooding affected lead cleanup work; district racing to clear all schools before students return
• Journeys Lutheran raises $100K of $1 million flooding damage bill, school start date delayed
• Archbishop prays for Minneapolis shooting victims during groundbreaking for 2 new Catholic schools in Milwaukee
• MATC 'restructures' multicultural office, eliminates 4 positions
• 'Unsung heroes': Franklin churches host luncheons in honor of local public school teachers
• 2 Cudahy schools to close next year, parents share concerns at board meeting
• MPS superintendent hopeful district will qualify for FEMA aid; responds to release of withheld state aid
• Move-in day: MU welcomes class of 2029 as start of new school year approaches
• Marquette University rowing team faces up to $30,000 in flood damage
• Hales Corners school faces $1M in repairs and opening delay following flood damage
• 'This is how they express themselves': MATC cosmetology students show off designs on the runway
• MPS hosts free lead screening clinic at South Division High School
• MIAD students showcase Milwaukee-themed art at Mitchell International Airport
• After 2-year delay, school districts will finally get money meant for reading instruction
• County Exec. Crowley speaks to high schoolers enrolled in MU pre-college course
• MPS' Westside Academy cleared to reopen after lead cleanup
• Greendale High School marching band to perform in 2026 Rose Bowl Parade
• Milwaukee Public Schools board passes $1.5 billion budget
• Hundreds of School of Rock students tune up before performing at Summerfest
• MPS lists 14 schools up next for lead response; DHS fines district for series of violations
• 'Poor communication,' 'Inconsistent': MPS academic audit illustrates a scattershot district with weak leadership
• Health department clears LaFollette School to reopen after addressing lead risks
• 'Hello Summer' program connects Milwaukee students with jobs, activities while school is out
• MPS teachers resist plan to move specialists back into classroom jobs
• Wauwatosa School District will require students to keep cellphones off their person all day
• Board defends Wauwatosa superintendent amid group's call for his removal
• MPS budget preview: Referendum dollars buy time, but tough decisions to come after this year
• MPS misses final financial reporting deadline, DPI confirms it will withhold more money
• Groundbreaking marks start of expansion project at Notre Dame of Milwaukee-St. Florian Campus
• Racine & Me: Sonnenberg Schools Expands in Racine with New Campus and Community Partnership
• State confirms it will withhold more aid if MPS misses deadline next week
• Milwaukee health officials push back on latest RFK comments about MPS lead crisis
• MPS students show off skills at STEAM fair
• Starms Early Childhood Center cleared to reopen; students to remain relocated for rest of school year
• Arrowhead Union High School seniors create pin pad protector to stop credit card skimming in Wisconsin
• Report confirms racist behavior toward Rufus King student-athletes at track meet hosted by Waterford Union HS
• 'A parade of bad news': MPS risks having aid withheld after missing latest reporting deadline
• MATC, DOC recognize 9 graduates of Second Chance program
• Instructor at Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School surprised with state's Teacher of the Year award
• Dozens attend Shorewood School Board meeting, protest possible staff cuts
• MPS superintendent to cut 31 administrative jobs, union pushes back on plan to move 40 teachers out of central office
• Hometown students gather for hands-on, eco-friendly learning
• Following gun incident, Cudahy parents say district not doing enough to stop bullying
• Parents at Wauwatosa School Board meeting call for removal of McKinley Elementary School principal
• 'We want them to be held accountable': Local nurses, advocates protest for-profit nursing college in Milwaukee
• Ground broken on new playfield at Milwaukee's Nativity Jesuit Academy
• Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski reads to kids at Next Door Foundation
• Milwaukee Montessori School reaches settlement over allegations of discrimination against children with disabilities
• MPS staffing shakeup: New superintendent to downsize central office, move 40 teachers back into classrooms
• Half of Milwaukee's kids aren't being screened for lead. Fewer than 20 came to a free testing clinic
• Waukesha school leaders outline plan to reduce building space by 10-15%; could lead to school closures
• Cudahy parents frustrated by school district after handgun located in backpack; 12-year-old in custody
• MPS board questions officials on lead plan; no total cost estimate yet
• Dr. Kimo Ah Yun inaugurated as president of Marquette University
• Marquette students hold campus protest in support of teachers union
• 2 more MPS schools to close as part of ongoing lead issue
• WIAA member schools vote to pass name, image, and likeness amendment
• New-look MPS board elects new president amid power struggle
• Reopening of Fernwood Montessori pushed back after additional cleaning
• Crowley highlights importance of early childhood services in Milwaukee County
• MPS lead update: Goal is to test all pre-1950 schools by end of summer
• Wisconsin DPI declines US Dept. of Education certification demanding DEI cuts, insists state is already compliant with requirements
• MPS board considers suing paint companies over lead crisis
• Parent group calls out city leadership for response to lead crisis in Milwaukee public schools, mayor responds
• Milwaukee Board of School Directors hosts retreat to discuss goals, expectations
• Milwaukee kindergarteners get hands-on safety skills training from local organizations
• Lead, safety, academics and a financial crisis: Cassellius discusses challenges after first month as MPS superintendent
• Student outcry over MPS school using 'inappropriate item' to describe loaded gun found in classroom
• UW-Madison: Visas of several international students, alumni terminated by US government
• Federal threats to education funding could impact Wisconsin, Milwaukee