Nov. 5, 2019 By Ola Lisowski At Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), the state’s largest school district, 16 percent of students are proficient in math. Just 9.4 percent of black students—the majority of MPS students—are proficient in math. To say the district should be in a full-on crisis mode is an understatement.  So what is the district doing to address this crisis? Prioritizing the demands of the union over the needs of the children. As we’ve written, MPS recently re-implemented schedule steps for employees. The first wave of step-based raises has already affected approximately 3,300 employees, including building service, paraprofessionals, children’s health …