MPS

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.

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.

Missy Zombor, Marva Herndon, Erika Siemsen and Darryl Jackson were elected to the MPS Board.

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.

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.

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.

Researchers will install monitors at schools in the zip codes with the highest rates of asthma-related hospitalizations.

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.

The Department of Public Instruction calculates report cards based on academic achievement, student growth, and other factors like graduation rates and absenteeism.

This week, new data from a gold-standard national assessment was released, looking at student achievement in every state and in urban school districts.