'Teaching kids resiliency:' Psychotherapist offers guidance for parents as school year begins
A psychotherapist says the challenges and uncertainty this fall may have an impact on students' mental health.
A psychotherapist says the challenges and uncertainty this fall may have an impact on students' mental health.
MPS Welcome Week begins: Incoming 9th grade students participate in Freshman Bridge
Material pickup for all grades will continue throughout the week -- and virtual learning begins on Aug. 17.
Material pickup for all grades will continue throughout the week -- and virtual learning begins on Aug. 17.
$200K matching gift challenge for #ConnectMilwaukee issued by 2 local foundations
MILWAUKEE -- The MPS Foundation announced on Tuesday, July 21 a matching-gift fundraising challenge issued by the Zilber Family Foundation and the Burke Foundation.The foundations will match up $200,000 in donations to the #ConnectMilwaukee fundraising campaign, meaning a donation of $10 turns into $20, $500 becomes $1,000, and a $50,000 donation becomes $100,000 for the MPS Foundation.
MILWAUKEE -- The MPS Foundation announced on Tuesday, July 21 a matching-gift fundraising challenge issued by the Zilber Family Foundation and the Burke Foundation.The foundations will match up $200,000 in donations to the #ConnectMilwaukee fundraising campaign, meaning a donation of $10 turns into $20, $500 becomes $1,000, and a $50,000 donation becomes $100,000 for the MPS Foundation.
Protesters gather in Milwaukee, call for in-person classes this fall
Calls are growing louder for schools to reopen this fall. Demonstrations are underway Monday, July 20 in downtown Milwaukee at the Zeidler Building -- calling for schools to have in-person classes this fall.
Calls are growing louder for schools to reopen this fall. Demonstrations are underway Monday, July 20 in downtown Milwaukee at the Zeidler Building -- calling for schools to have in-person classes this fall.
MPS to start school year virtually due to COVID-19: 'We just have to follow the science'
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has decided to start with online classes as COVID-19 cases surge in southeast Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has decided to start with online classes as COVID-19 cases surge in southeast Wisconsin.
MPS board unanimously passes 3-phase back-to-school plan, recommended 2020-21 calendars
Milwaukee Public School board unanimously voted Thursday night, July 16 to move forward with a virtual start of the 2020-2021 school year — Phase 1 of the proposed 3-phase plan.
Milwaukee Public School board unanimously voted Thursday night, July 16 to move forward with a virtual start of the 2020-2021 school year — Phase 1 of the proposed 3-phase plan.
Open Record Special Edition: What's the plan?
MILWAUKEE -- Will everything be done virtually?
MILWAUKEE -- Will everything be done virtually?
MPS international students
MPS international students
MPS international students
Parents worry about student safety at MPS school, demand change
Parents worry about student safety at MPS school, demand change
Parents worry about student safety at MPS school, demand change
MPS student beaten on bus
MPS student beaten on bus
MPS student beaten on bus
MPS middle schoolers get a jump on `academic and career planning` with I-Fair
MPS middle schoolers get a jump on `academic and career planning` with I-Fair
MPS middle schoolers get a jump on `academic and career planning` with I-Fair
MPS students work to defend title in SkillsUSA conference
MPS students work to defend title in SkillsUSA conference
MPS students work to defend title in SkillsUSA conference
Nearly a month after parents raised concerns, fights continue at K-12 school
Nearly a month after parents raised concerns, fights continue at K-12 school
Nearly a month after parents raised concerns, fights continue at K-12 school
3 young men wanted in string of school burglaries
3 young men wanted in string of school burglaries
3 young men wanted in string of school burglaries
4-year-old boy comes home from school with gashes on wrist
4-year-old boy comes home from school with gashes on wrist
4-year-old boy comes home from school with gashes on wrist
MPS students speak up about issues that matter to them
MPS students speak up about issues that matter to them
MPS students speak up about issues that matter to them
$87 million MPS referendum approved for April ballot
$87 million MPS referendum approved for April ballot
$87 million MPS referendum approved for April ballot
'Complicated decision:' Questions remain as MPS looks to determine fall learning plans
MILWAUKEE -- Officials with Milwaukee Public Schools are preparing to meet virtually on Thursday, July 16 with plans to determine how schools will navigate learning come fall.It's a dilemma parents and caregivers likely didn't expect they'd be facing.
MILWAUKEE -- Officials with Milwaukee Public Schools are preparing to meet virtually on Thursday, July 16 with plans to determine how schools will navigate learning come fall.It's a dilemma parents and caregivers likely didn't expect they'd be facing.
'Lessons learned:' MPS holds drive-thru enrollment for fall classes; reopening plan set for vote
MILWAUKEE -- With doors at Milwaukee Public Schools locked, families who would normally come to the district building to enroll their children are now registering for classes curbside due to the COVID-19 pandemic.With no physical contact and being confined to their own personal space, social distancing for MPS staff and families has already begun.
MILWAUKEE -- With doors at Milwaukee Public Schools locked, families who would normally come to the district building to enroll their children are now registering for classes curbside due to the COVID-19 pandemic.With no physical contact and being confined to their own personal space, social distancing for MPS staff and families has already begun.
'Students need a bailout:' MPS teachers, administrators question possible return to classrooms
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools teachers and administrators are weighing in on the district's proposed reopening plan, expressing concerns about a possible return to the classroom this fall.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools teachers and administrators are weighing in on the district's proposed reopening plan, expressing concerns about a possible return to the classroom this fall.