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The fire that destroyed Lincoln Avenue School in Milwaukee was caused by cleaning rags that ignited in plastic trash can, according to the fire chief.
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Photo Courtesy of The New StateThe nonprofit teaches music to young creatives and plans to provide a safe, accessible space for people of all ages to enjoy live events.
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UW-Milwaukee pauses plan to merge student centers until 2027. What does this mean for DEI and student support at UWM?
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Milwaukee Public Schools leaders voted this week on a 2026 budget that includes cutting assistant principal positions and adding teachers.
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King’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."
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The 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 plan received bipartisan support, and, ultimately, bipartisan opposition.
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A recent report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds that school referendums and the ability to pass them is creating disparities in school district funding.
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LaKeshia Myers wrote an op-ed piece in the "Milwaukee Courier" about teen takeovers at Bayshore Mall and how young people need more third spaces.
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At a town hall Tuesday, Milwaukee Public Schools parents and teachers spoke out against budget cuts that will cost 260 people their current jobs.
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Why did the Universities of Wisconsin fire President Jay Rothman? A State Assembly member and university union leader have some ideas.
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Election results for Wisconsin school district referendums in Whitefish Bay, Lake Country and Glendale-River Hills. What happens next?