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Man suing Milwaukee school 8 years after incident with teacher
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man is suing a Milwaukee school for $20 million. The suit alleges Saint Peter Immanuel Lutheran School staff didn't take action when a parent voiced their concerns multiple times over an inappropriate relationship between a former student and a teacher. At a news conference...
UW-Milwaukee chancellor will step down next year, return to teaching
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced Wednesday that he plans to step down next year and transition to a teaching role as the UW system continues to struggle financially.
Waukesha Local Government Academy application deadline Friday, July 5
WAUKESHA, Wis. - There’s a push in Waukesha to get more people engaged with local government. Applications for the University of Wisconsin's Waukesha County campus extension "Local Government Academy" are due on Friday, July 5. Over seven sessions, participants will learn more about how government and budgets work. They’ll...
State now accepting submissions for instructional audit of Milwaukee Public Schools
MILWAUKEE – Governor Tony Evers has announced that the state is now accepting submissions from qualified vendors to conduct an instructional audit of Milwaukee Public Schools. The Department of Administration will be taking bids from July 3 through July 29. “This is a critical step in our efforts to...
For-profit nursing school clear to open Milwaukee campus, aims expand to Madison
A months-long fight over the fate of a new for-profit nursing school in Milwaukee has to come to a close. Last week, Milwaukee Mayor Cavelier Johnson approved a zoning change to allow the Arizona College of Nursing to operate in the city. Since February, several city committees had delayed approving...
OPINION: The ‘guardians’ of public education remain silent
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service invites community members to submit opinion pieces of 500-800 words on topics of interest to central city Milwaukee. To send a submission for consideration, please email info@milwaukeenns.org. The views expressed are solely those of the authors. Breaking news at the end of May and beginning of...
Scholarship Applications Being Accepted for Lean Construction Institute
Applications are being accepted for the Erickson Strong Scholarship to attend the 2024 Lean Construction Industry (LCI) Congress Core Program session. Two scholarships, $2,500 each, will be awarded. The Erickson Strong Scholarship was created to encourage Wisconsin residents who are early in their lean journey to attend the annual LCI...
WaterSAFE MKE donates 2 life ring buoys to Milwaukee Public Schools
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The city of Milwaukee is continuing to make our waterways safe, and on Tuesday, WaterSAFE MKE donated two life ring buoys to two Milwaukee Public Schools. "This will be integral to normalizing the usage of a ring buoy safely and properly in the saving of a...
MPS students take part in AI workshop
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Artificial intelligence is developing more and more each day. Educators are now focusing on making sure Milwaukee youth have the skills to use the tool responsibly. Tuesday morning, more than 100 Milwaukee Public Schools students spent hours in an interactive AI workshop at North Division High...
MPS Board member says budget cuts are inevitable following significant reduction in state aid
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Public Schools has some tough decisions to make after learning it’s expected to receive $81 million fewer dollars in state aid than last year. The Department of Public Instruction says that figure breaks down into two categories. $42.6 million is being recouped after the state...
Medical College of Wisconsin: Set to lead key initiative as part of EDA Tech Hub Phase 2 funding
MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $49 million to the Wisconsin BioHealth Tech Hub (Tech Hub), a transformative initiative to make Wisconsin a national leader in personalized medicine by accelerating biomedical innovation, growing jobs, and bringing new products to market. The Medical College of Wisconsin...
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