Purple Door serves new ice cream flavor created by Bay View HS students 🍦

Purple Door serves new ice cream flavor created by Bay View HS students 🍦

MILWAUKEE -- A student creation is in the cooler at a Milwaukee ice cream shop."Bango Helado Con Chamoy" is the brainchild of students from Bay View High School.It's a beet and mango ice cream with a few other select ingredients, including hot sauce!Purple Door Ice Cream had a contest asking for recipes from Milwaukee Public Schools' students.

MILWAUKEE -- A student creation is in the cooler at a Milwaukee ice cream shop."Bango Helado Con Chamoy" is the brainchild of students from Bay View High School.It's a beet and mango ice cream with a few other select ingredients, including hot sauce!Purple Door Ice Cream had a contest asking for recipes from Milwaukee Public Schools' students.

'Greener Healthier Schools Program:' MPS leaders break ground on green spaces at schools

'Greener Healthier Schools Program:' MPS leaders break ground on green spaces at schools

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools officials on Tuesday, July 9 announced a big investment in playgrounds and green spaces in Milwaukee.It's an effort to reduce pavement and increase space at four MPS schools.Ground was broken for the projects on Tuesday -- including bioswales to manage stormwater, the addition of outdoor classrooms, tree plantings, areas to serve as school gardens, and plans for curriculum that will incorporate ecology, sustainability, and freshwater sciences."We know getting outside, being active, having hands-on concepts is what's really going to spur you to higher levels of student engagement, and open up the mind, and open up the senses to be receptive and ready for learning that you need every day," said Wendell Willis, MPS Foundation.Fundraising was underway to raise $3.4 million, with approximately $1.7 million raised as of Tuesday, and $1.7 million needed within the next six months, to support schoolyard redevelopment projects in 2020.Major project partners included: Milwaukee Public Schools and the MPS Foundation, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, the City of Milwaukee, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – Sustain Our Great Lakes Program, Fund for Lake Michigan, Reflo, Funders’ Network–Partners for Places Grant, the Burke Foundation, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, private donations, in-kind contributions, and school fundraising.

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools officials on Tuesday, July 9 announced a big investment in playgrounds and green spaces in Milwaukee.It's an effort to reduce pavement and increase space at four MPS schools.Ground was broken for the projects on Tuesday -- including bioswales to manage stormwater, the addition of outdoor classrooms, tree plantings, areas to serve as school gardens, and plans for curriculum that will incorporate ecology, sustainability, and freshwater sciences."We know getting outside, being active, having hands-on concepts is what's really going to spur you to higher levels of student engagement, and open up the mind, and open up the senses to be receptive and ready for learning that you need every day," said Wendell Willis, MPS Foundation.Fundraising was underway to raise $3.4 million, with approximately $1.7 million raised as of Tuesday, and $1.7 million needed within the next six months, to support schoolyard redevelopment projects in 2020.Major project partners included: Milwaukee Public Schools and the MPS Foundation, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, the City of Milwaukee, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – Sustain Our Great Lakes Program, Fund for Lake Michigan, Reflo, Funders’ Network–Partners for Places Grant, the Burke Foundation, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, private donations, in-kind contributions, and school fundraising.

'Very good feeling:' More than 30 MPS students graduate from early college program

'Very good feeling:' More than 30 MPS students graduate from early college program

MILWAUKEE -- Dozens of Milwaukee Public Schools' students are getting a good head start on their college credits.More than 30 students graduated from a brand new "M3 Early College" program on Thursday, May 30.

MILWAUKEE -- Dozens of Milwaukee Public Schools' students are getting a good head start on their college credits.More than 30 students graduated from a brand new "M3 Early College" program on Thursday, May 30.

MPS officials said they're 'making changes' after students walked out to protest school lunch quality

MPS officials said they're 'making changes' after students walked out to protest school lunch quality

MILWAUKEE -- Students at Barack Obama School walked out of class Tuesday afternoon, May 21 to protest the quality of school lunches.Roughly a dozen members of the Black Student Union walked out at 12:25 p.m. to call for healthier food options.

MILWAUKEE -- Students at Barack Obama School walked out of class Tuesday afternoon, May 21 to protest the quality of school lunches.Roughly a dozen members of the Black Student Union walked out at 12:25 p.m. to call for healthier food options.

Hundreds of Milwaukee teachers' union members participate in budget march

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.

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.

'Going to be great:' MPS breaks ground on Pulaski HS football field project

'Going to be great:' MPS breaks ground on Pulaski HS football field project

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) students are getting a brand new football field, thanks to some help from the Green Bay Packers.

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) students are getting a brand new football field, thanks to some help from the Green Bay Packers.

Former president of MPS Board of School Directors pleads guilty to federal charges in bribery scheme

Former president of MPS Board of School Directors pleads guilty to federal charges in bribery scheme

MILWAUKEE -- The former president of the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with an alleged bribery scheme stretching across state lines.

MILWAUKEE -- The former president of the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with an alleged bribery scheme stretching across state lines.