Milwaukee police investigate Grantosa School child abuse report
Milwaukee police are investigating another report of child abuse at an MPS, this time involving a 5-year-old at Grantosa Drive School.
Milwaukee Public Schools sued; staffer accused of locking students in boiler room
Several parents are now suing Milwaukee Public Schools. They claim a former paraprofessional locked their students inside a boiler room as punishment.
Accusations of abuse by school staff; Milwaukee parents take legal action
Two Milwaukee Public Schools parents are planning to take legal action after they say their disabled children were abused by school staffers.
School abuse accusations, parents take legal action
Two Milwaukee Public Schools parents are planning to take legal action after they say their disabled children were abused by school staffers.
MPS ending Carmen Northwest charter
Milwaukee Public Schools is breaking up with one of its charter schools, meaning the campus and its 550 students will have to find a new home.
MPS ending Carmen Northwest charter, school will need new home
Milwaukee Public Schools is breaking up with Carmen Northwest, one of its charter schools, meaning the campus will have to find a new home.
MPS child abuse case; former teacher gets no charges after video circulates
Prosecutors declined charges against a former Milwaukee Public Schools teacher seen on video grabbing and throwing a 5-year-old student, leaving the child’s mother concerned the case is being minimized.
Milwaukee police: Riverside paraprofessional hit student, arrested
Milwaukee police arrested a Riverside University High School paraprofessional who they said struck a student on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12.
MPS student attacked; father demands accountability, 13-year-old arrested
A Milwaukee father says the system failed his 13-year-old son after the boy was attacked with glass at Rufus King Middle School on Wednesday, while MPS disputed claims of delayed medical care and police arrested the 13-year-old suspect.
MPS awarded $23M federal grant to help prep students for college
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a seven-year, $23 million grant to MPS, the district's superintendent announced on Wednesday.
Milwaukee school board approves $1.6B budget; homeowners to see tax bump
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors approved a $1.6B budget, raising the tax levy nearly 3%, and while homeowners will pay more, parents support the added school funding.
Records: Ex-MPS principal in gun cover-up had prior discipline
Newly released records reveal a history of discipline involving a former Milwaukee Public Schools principal who was criminally charged last year after a student brought a gun to school.
MPS budget: School board approves superintendent's $1.6B plan
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors on Tuesday unanimously approved the MPS superintendent's $1.6 billion proposed final budget for 2025-26.
MPS holding 6 job fairs through December at schools, central services
Milwaukee Public Schools will be holding monthly job fairs at three schools in addition to the district's Central Services
MPS encouraging retired educators to return; full or part time
Come out of retirement, that's what Milwaukee Public Schools is asking any teacher who has recently retired.
MPS looks to hire recently retired teachers
Come out of retirement, that's what Milwaukee Public Schools is asking any teacher who has recently retired.
Milwaukee girl left outside closed day care after; video shows incident
A Milwaukee family is demanding answers after new video shows a 6-year-old girl stranded outside a closed day care when her school bus drove away.
MPS athletics head out, year after playoff paperwork mistake
Milwaukee Public Schools confirmed that athletics commissioner Bobbie Kelsey is no longer with the district, nearly a year after a paperwork error disqualified two high schools from the playoffs.
Milwaukee girl left outside closed day care after bus driver drop-off
A 6-year-old Milwaukee girl says she feared for her life after being left outside a closed day care Monday afternoon, Oct. 13, by her bus driver.
Sexual assault, child enticement; MPS employee found not guilty
A Waukesha County jury found a Milwaukee Public Schools employee not guilty of sexually assaulting a child in 2023.