"I like to read:" Students in Milwaukee work to develop their own home libraries
MILWAUKEE -- Hundreds of Milwaukee Public Schools students are embarking on an ambitious project to develop their own home libraries.
Four Milwaukee Public Schools will be part of the "National Turnaround Arts Program"
MILWAUKEE -- First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday, May 25th announced that four Milwaukee Public Schools will be a part of the "National Turnaround Arts Program."The program integrates select schools with the arts to try to help close the achievement gap.They are: Dr.
MPS board hears testimony in support of more than $470K for "Black Lives Matter" program
MILWAUKEE -- It is a more than $470,000 expense that is drawing a lot of attention.
Key element of Milwaukee schools' state-mandated turnaround plan delayed as talks break down
MILWAUKEE -- A key element of the state-mandated turnaround plan for failing Milwaukee public schools faces a delay because the parties involved can't decide when to meet to discuss their differences.
MPS Board president 'not sure' if directors will meet deadline on forced turnaround plan
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors may not meet a June deadline to decide whether to join a forced turnaround plan for the district's failing schools, the new board president said Sunday, May 22nd.
Teachers' union, Republican lawmaker issue warnings as Milwaukee School Board considers failing schools plan
MILWAUKEE -- Republicans and union officials are turning up the pressure on the Milwaukee School Board with five weeks to decide whether the district will go along with a turnaround plan for failing city schools.County Executive Chris Abele and his appointed commissioner, Demond Means, have offered the board a proposal that would give Means control of one yet-unnamed school in the 2016-2017 year.
"A self sustaining cycle:" MPS students use aquaponics to produce fish, plants
MILWAUKEE -- It has been called the future of farming because of how much water it saves.
MPS board considers whether to work with a commissioner to fix some failing schools
MILWAUKEE -- There are many questions and many opinions surrounding a new law targeting Milwaukee's failing schools.
Targeting failing schools: Controversy swirls around what is best for students, what change will look like
MILWAUKEE -- One Milwaukee Public School is getting closer to being overseen by a commissioner, after a law passed last summer that targets failing schools.
Commissioner of MPS "Opportunity Schools Partnership Program" defends work amid protests
MILWAUKEE -- A plan to turn around failing Milwaukee Public Schools has been controversial from the start.
Baltimore School Board unanimously votes to replace Gregory Thornton, former MPS superintendent
BALTIMORE/MILWAUKEE -- Former Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Gregory Thornton is stepping down from his latest job as head of Baltimore Schools.Thornton was there for less than two years.The Baltimore School Board unanimously voted to replace him.Board members said it was a personnel matter, and that Thornton did a good job.The move reportedly has been in the works since December.
Police investigate four burglaries at MPS schools in less than three weeks
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are looking int four separate burglaries at Milwaukee Public Schools over the past couple of weeks.
Trans teacher to MPS days before suicide: "I'm being subtly bullied and it's taking a toll on my health"
MILWAUKEE — It was called "a tragic suicide of one of Milwaukee's brightest teachers." The FOX6 Investigators have obtained the emails the teacher sent to school leaders asking for help.Karis Ross was a transgender special education teacher at the Milwaukee German Immersion School.
Police investigate burglaries at two Milwaukee Public Schools
MILWAUKEE -- Police are investigating burglaries at two Milwaukee Public Schools.One incident happened Sunday, May 1st at Engleburg Elementary School near 91st and Hampton.The other incident happened on April 16th at Lancaster School near 76th and Hampton.Police say the suspects entered the schools, forced entry to several classrooms and stole items from the school, including laptops.No suspects are in custody.
Police seek suspects after Engleburg Elementary School broken into, items stolen
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police tell FOX6 News they are investigating a burglary that happened Sunday, May 1st at the "Engleburg Elementary School."
Securing a spring dance: School districts review policies in wake of Antigo H.S. prom shooting
MILWAUKEE -- A shooting during the Antigo High School's prom last weekend has other school districts reviewing their own security plans for the spring formal.
"Disrespectful:" MPD seeks Vincent H.S. student caught on camera knocking out security guard
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police say they're looking for a student who was seen on video punching a school security guard.
Man who served as principal at Longfellow School since 2003 accused of sexually assaulting a child
MILWAUKEE COUNTY -- A man who served as the principal at Longfellow School near Layton Boulevard and National Avenue in Milwaukee since 2003 resigned from that position on March 25th -- and less than three weeks later, criminal charges were filed against him.
Hands on, creative learning on display at MPS STEM Fair, with participation up 17% this year
MILWAUKEE -- More Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) students than ever before have taken an interest in science, technology, engineering and math -- the STEM fields.
"Deeply disturbing:" Teacher's aide at Bay View H.S. arrested after incident with student
MILWAUKEE -- A teacher's aide from Bay View High School was arrested after an incident in a classroom that was captured on camera.The video, which was shared with the FOX6 News Facebook page on Wednesday, April 20th, shows a physical altercation between a 39-year-old teacher's aide and a 14-year-old student at Bay View High School.