Hundreds of Milwaukee teachers' union members participate in budget march

MILWAUKEE -- Members of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association(MTEA — the teachers’ union) marched to Milwaukee Public Schools on Thursday, May 9.They're upset with the budget proposal for the next school year, and are calling for the district to reimplement a salary schedule -- something which was removed after Act 10.They say the schedule gave educators financial incentives to stay and without it other districts are able to poach people.

'No control:' Parents worry about student safety at MPS school, demand change

MILWAUKEE -- Parents say fights are breaking out nearly ever day among students at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning (WCLL), a Milwaukee Public Schools facility near 12th and State.Parents say the fights have gotten so out of hand over the past month that the students basically run the school.