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With a teacher shortage, the district expects it won’t be able to fill many positions. It’s using the savings from those projected vacancies to help pay for an 8% cost of living salary increase and other expenses.
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MPS plans to hire 140 teachers from other countries, including Nigeria, Mexico and the Philippines. They’ll join about 60 international teachers who were hired in 2022.
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Missy Zombor, Marva Herndon, Erika Siemsen and Darryl Jackson were elected to the MPS Board.
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Five seats on the nine-member school board are up for grabs in the April 4 election: an at-large seat representing the entire city, along with districts 1, 2, 3, and 8. Four of the races are competitive.
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There are four contested races for the Milwaukee School Board April 4th election. The candidates running for District 1 are Marva Herndon and Shandowlyon Hendricks Reaves. Candidates for District 2 are Erika Siemsen and Pamela Holmes. District 3 candidates are Darryl L. Jackson and Gabi Hart. Candidate for District 8 is Megan O'Halloran. At-Large candidates are Missy Zombor and Jeff Spence.
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Students at a Milwaukee school say a pilot AP African American studies course gives them a deeper look at their history. But it's facing backlash from conservative lawmakers elsewhere.
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Researchers will install monitors at schools in the zip codes with the highest rates of asthma-related hospitalizations.
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So far, the district’s FAFSA numbers aren’t much higher than last year. But some schools, like Milwaukee Marshall, are completing FAFSAs at a faster rate than in 2021.
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The Department of Public Instruction calculates report cards based on academic achievement, student growth, and other factors like graduation rates and absenteeism.
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This week, new data from a gold-standard national assessment was released, looking at student achievement in every state and in urban school districts.