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Xcaret Nuñez/WUWMKing’s Chord is Rufus King High School’s a cappella group. They’re the first Milwaukee Public School to compete in the International Championship of High School A Cappella, the competition that inspired the hit movie "Pitch Perfect." -
Katherine Kokal/WUWMThe Stritch Family Literacy reading program closed along with Cardinal Stritch University in 2023. Now it has reopened at UW-Milwaukee.
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The program is MPL's latest intervention in the literacy crisis, hoping to improve young readers' letter recognition and kindergarten readiness. -
An audit found that Milwaukee Public Schools overspent its budget last school year by $46 million. Now, leaders are considering cuts to jobs. -
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Data from the Department of Public Instruction show that nearly half of Wisconsin private school students use vouchers to pay for private school tuition, according to reporting from Wisconsin Watch. -
Milwaukee Public Schools recently approved Annie Kubes as the new senior director of Milwaukee Recreation. She has continuously worked for the department in various part-time and full-time roles since she was 16-years-old.
