Plan would include IB middle school and affordable housing The Milwaukee Public Schools and 2760 Holdings, LLC will develop a robust public/private partnership that will bring new opportunities for educational excellence and residential housing options to the Harambee neighborhood of Milwaukee. Under this partnership, the former Malcolm X building will be built out … [Read more...] about MPS, developers detail Phase One of Malcolm X redevelopment
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Board votes to authorize sale of former Malcolm X site
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted Monday, October 14, 2013 to take the first step in the sale of the Malcolm X complex. It authorized the administration to request the City of Milwaukee sell the building to 2760 Holdings, LLC. MPS buildings are owned by the City of Milwaukee, so the sale must be approved by the Milwaukee Common Council. The building is being sold … [Read more...] about Board votes to authorize sale of former Malcolm X site
MPS enrollment grows for the first time in a decade
Families recognizing district’s significant improvements and successes Enrollment in Milwaukee Public Schools grew between 2012-13 and 2013-14, reversing a decline that lasted nearly a decade. Students at MPS' Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School, added students in 2013-14 thanks to the district's strategic use of facilities. MPS’ fall enrollment count submitted to … [Read more...] about MPS enrollment grows for the first time in a decade
Anonymous benefactor donates rackets to Bay View girls’ tennis team
In the Milwaukee Public Schools, Rufus King has had the championship girls’ tennis team for many years, winning the city championship every year since before many of the current players were even born. They were the subject of a feature in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last month, earning welldeserved praise. Because Bay View English teacher Michael … [Read more...] about Anonymous benefactor donates rackets to Bay View girls’ tennis team
Open house for many MPS middle and high schools
Dozens of open houses, information sessions, testing days and auditions are getting underway for many of Milwaukee Public Schools’ middle and high schools. MPS offers strong options for middle and high schools, ranging from traditional programs to arts specialty schools; a technology/communication specialty school; gifted and talented schools; a language immersion school; … [Read more...] about Open house for many MPS middle and high schools
Growing, successful Interfaith-MPS Tutor program seeks more volunteer tutors
As the growing and successful Interfaith-MPS Tutor Program stays on track to expand from 50 MPS elementary and K-8 schools in 2012-13 to 71 in 2013-14, MPS and Interfaith Older Adult Programs are seeking more volunteer tutors. A majority of tutored students outscored national averages and/or saw their scores grow at a higher rate than MPS students who were not … [Read more...] about Growing, successful Interfaith-MPS Tutor program seeks more volunteer tutors
United Negro Collage Fund 2013 Walk Run For Education
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MPS teacher earns elite honor
MPS Ronald Reagan College Prep Spanish and technology teacher Sarah Berndt was awarded the prestigious Milken Educator Award in a surprise all-school assembly Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Ms. Berndt is the only educator in Wisconsin to receive the award, called the “Oscar of Teaching,” this year and one of just a few dozen to be recognized nationwide. A nine-year MPS … [Read more...] about MPS teacher earns elite honor
New Rufus King, Riverside high school principals coming back to familiar places
Dr. Jennifer Smith and Michael Harris may be new to their principal posts, but they are not strangers to the schools they are serving. The new principals at Milwaukee Public Schools’ Rufus King International School – High School Campus and Riverside University High School are graduates of the schools they now lead, joining the many MPS graduates who serve the … [Read more...] about New Rufus King, Riverside high school principals coming back to familiar places
A Bucks surprise
Milwaukee Bucks rookies Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nate Wolters surprised some MPS students on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, when they showed up with Bucks mascot Bango to hand out school supplies. The Bucks visited Carver Academy, Cass Street School and Siefert Elementary as part of the organization’s annual Back-to-School Distribution. Bango later jumped in to … [Read more...] about A Bucks surprise