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MPS has 25 schools where students learn in a languages besides English. Most are developmental bilingual schools for Spanish speakers, but MPS also has dual language and language immersion schools for English speakers.
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Biden spoke to members of the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association and visited a family engagement event at a Milwaukee public school.
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MPS made FAFSA completion a graduation requirement starting this year. The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which gives students access to grants and loans to pay for college.
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Reagan High School is getting a new athletic field and science wing. Washington High School is getting a new track and field. Both projects required private donations, but were pushed across the finish line by federal funds.
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The big-ticket items in Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ $2 billion education spending proposal include $860 million in per-pupil funding and $750 million in special education aid.
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Milwaukee Public Schools will require masks when Milwaukee County is in the CDC-defined high COVID category, which is based on COVID hospitalizations and cases.
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In an effort to boost college enrollment and affordability, Milwaukee Public Schools is set to make FAFSA completion a graduation requirement.
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The class of 2022 were sophomores when the coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools. MPS leaders made the decision to stay virtual for most of their junior year. This week, about 3,500 MPS seniors graduated.
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Teachers, school social workers and activists rallied against gun violence Wednesday in Milwaukee.
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The Milwaukee Public Schools Board is set to approve its $1.3 billion budget for the upcoming school year this week. The Wisconsin Policy Forum digs into MPS’s complicated financial picture in a new report.