'Never an easy decision:' Milwaukee Public Schools closed Tuesday ‘due to inclement weather’
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools were closed Tuesday, Feb. 12 due to inclement weather.The closure included all after-school activities.
'This is very important:' MPS enrollment fair gives families opportunity to explore schools
MILWAUKEE -- We're in the middle of winter but some parents are already thinking of fall.Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) held a kindergarten enrollment fair on Saturday, Feb. 2 as families explore programs and sign their children up for school this fall.MPS Superintendent Keith Posley said the enrollment fair gives parents the option to shop around.
'They've been cooped up:' Parents seek out indoor activities with school canceled for almost a week
MILWAUKEE -- When it's bitterly cold, kids can't play outside.
Back to class: MPS announces all schools will be open, classes to resume on Friday, Feb. 1
MILWAUKEE -- After a bitter cold snap kept thousands of students home for several days, Milwaukee Public Schools announced all schools will be open and classes will resume on Friday, Feb. 1.
Milwaukee Public Schools will be closed Thursday ‘due to inclement weather’
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Public Schools will be closed Thursday, Jan. 31 due to inclement weather.All schools and district offices are closed as well as all district after school, recreation and athletic programs and events.
Milwaukee Public Schools closed Wednesday 'due to inclement weather'
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, January 30 due to inclement weather.All schools and district offices are closed as well as all district after school, recreation and athletic programs and events.
Milwaukee Public Schools closed Tuesday 'due to inclement weather'
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 29 due to inclement weather.This closure includes all after-school activities.
Milwaukee Public Schools among the districts closed Monday due to winter storm
MILWAUKEE -- Almost every school in the FOX6 viewing area was set to be closed on Monday, Jan. 28 due to the winter storm, expected to dump 7-14 inches of new snow by Monday night.
Milwaukee Public Schools closed Friday, Jan. 25 due to extreme cold
MILWAUKEE -- Due to the extreme cold and dangerous weather conditions, there will be no school for Milwaukee Public Schools on Friday, Jan. 25.Central staff, school principals and assistant principals should still report.The closure includes all after-school activities.
Dozens of schools, districts closed due to winter storm, but why not MPS?
MILWAUKEE -- Dozens of schools and school districts kept their doors closed on Wednesday, Jan. 23 because of a winter storm that blasted into southeast Wisconsin.
'Help students:' Bucks, City of Milwaukee and MPS launch MENTOR Greater Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks, the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools on Wednesday, Jan. 9 officially launched a first-of-its-kind partnership called MENTOR Greater Milwaukee.The goal is to provide support to mentor organizations and programs across the city and to help meet the demand for quality mentors in Milwaukee.Behind almost every NBA player is a mentor."Nearly every single one of our players has had somebody who has helped them along the way," said Arvind Gopalratnam, VP of corporate social responsibility for the Milwaukee Bucks.
'We can make a difference here:' Keith Posley is ready to do what's needed to improve MPS
MILWAUKEE -- Spend any time with the new Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent and you’ll hear a few phrases repeated quite often.“OK, let’s get rolling,” is one of them.
Milwaukee Public Schools investigates allegation regarding staff member at Reagan HS
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee Public Schools spokesman confirmed for FOX6 News Sunday, Dec. 16 the district is investigating an allegation regarding a staff member at Ronald Reagan High School.The MPS spokesman said that staff member was placed on leave, pending the outcome of the investigation.He said the district cannot release any additional information due to the ongoing investigation.The district did not identify the staff member.
'Little children are victims:' Sandra Parks' essay written 2 years ago shines light on gun violence
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools officials released an essay written by Sandra Parks -- two years before her death.
MPS students post picture of unity; 'I'm still overwhelmed by the emotion of it'
MILWAUKEE -- In the wake of the Baraboo High School prom photo controversy, more than 50 students at Milwaukee's Rufus King International High School decided to post a picture of their own.They didn't want one photo showing Baraboo High School students engaged in an apparent Nazi salute to be the image representing all of Wisconsin.
