MPS Adults Once Again Fail the Children of Milwaukee
MacIver Institute President Brett Healy calls the MPS school board’s poison pill plan insincere and disheartening. Read More MPS Adults Once Again Fail the Children of Milwaukee
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MPS Rejects Proposed Opportunity Schools Partnership Plan
MacIver News Service – Almost two months after Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and Opportunity Schools Partnership Program (OSPP) Commissioner Dr. Demond Means put forth a plan for OSPP, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has come out against the proposal. Read More MPS Rejects Proposed Opportunity Schools Partnership Plan
MPS Must Show Its Work
MacIver Perspective by Ola Lisowski – With Memorial Day weekend behind us and the Fourth of July on the horizon, summer is underway in Wisconsin. Of course, we can’t forget one important bellwether: the end of the school year. Having thrown their backpacks in the corners of their rooms for the next few months, Wisconsin’s K-12 students ended the school year. Read More MPS Must Show Its Work
The Future of MPS: Kooyenga and Teachers’ Union Clash
MacIver News Service – Representative Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) and Milwaukee Teachers Union Executive Director Lauren Baker clashed over the future of public education in Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon. Read More The Future of MPS: Kooyenga and Teachers’ Union Clash
In the Battle Over MPS, Will Abele and the Milwaukee Teachers’ Union Pick What Is Best for Our Children or Their Own Self-Preservation?
How community leaders could choose the union status quo at MPS over the dreams of our children is mind-blowing. MPS graduates less than 60 percent of students in four years, only a quarter of students are proficient in English, and fewer than 17 percent of students are proficient in math. During the last Badger Exam, a whopping 53 percent of MPS students scored “below basic” on math. Read More In the Battle Over MPS, Will Abele and the Milwaukee Teachers’ Union Pick What Is Best for Our Children or Their Own Self-Preservation?
Wisconsin Senator Says Republicans “Have Been Raping the Children of MPS”
MacIver News Service – Emotionally and racially charged accusations highlighted the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) executive session on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Read More Wisconsin Senator Says Republicans “Have Been Raping the Children of MPS”
Recipients of Food Stamps, Unemployment may Face Drug Testing
MacIver News Service – Two new bills introduced in the state Assembly would require drug testing for some individuals receiving public benefits like food stamps and unemployment insurance. Read More Recipients of Food Stamps, Unemployment may Face Drug Testing
MPS Superintendent Admits Act 10 was a Big Help
MacIver News Service – At the JFC’s budget hearing at Alverno College on Friday, MPS Superintendent Derienne Driver talked about how Act 10 allowed the district to make big improvements. However, MPS claims to have exhausted those tools and needs more in the next budget to make ends meet. Read More MPS Superintendent Admits Act 10 was a Big Help
New MPS Superintendent Discusses Community Buy-In, Standardized Testing, and Vacant Schools
The first-year superintendent also touched on some of the effects that Act 10 still has in the state’s largest district. “After Act 10, our buying power is being contested. Other districts are offering higher salaries to teachers and admins. We’re still competitive, but we are struggling to keep up.” Read More New MPS Superintendent Discusses Community Buy-In, Standardized Testing, and Vacant Schools
MPS Board Approves $6 million in Retiree Health Care Savings
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) expects to save $6 million a year as the school board opts to switch health plans for their retirees. Approved by the board in mid-September, MPS retirees eligible for post-employment health care benefits will make a “seamless” transition to the Group Medicare Advantage PPO Plan. Read More MPS Board Approves $6 million in Retiree Health Care Savings