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Dr. Brenda Cassellius started her first full school year as superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools this week. Here's what she thinks the year will bring and what will improve.

Milwaukee Public Schools spent the summer cleaning lead paint, asbestos and now, dealing with a chemical spill. That didn't dampen the mood outside Browning Elementary Tuesday morning.

As students head back to school Sept. 2, parents should check in with their kids on social media use, location tracking and screen time limits, says author of the book "Growing Up in Public."

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed $3.3 billion for the state’s public schools. But Republicans who control the budget committee want to spend much less: just $336 million.

A review of nearly 900 exit surveys from MPS employees who left their jobs found common threads. But the school district doesn't analyze or learn from exit reviews.

Milwaukee Public Schools leaders announced their lead remediation plan for the 106 schools in the district built before 1978. It comes as the CDC has denied the city's request for help.

Nick Matuszewski, policy director of the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund (WAVE), says changes to state and federal laws could reduce homicides involving juveniles, both as victims and perpetrators. The question remains: Will lawmakers take action?

Max Schachter, whose son Alex was one of 17 people killed in the Parkland school shooting six years ago, reacts to Monday’s incident in Madison, Wis.

The Greendale High School Marching Band will represent Wisconsin in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

The Palmyra-Eagle School District hopes its new buses are cleaner, quieter, and a learning tool.