Gridiron partnership: Packers help pay for athletic trainers to be at MPS football games

MILWAUKEE -- The Green Bay Packers awarded a $20,000 NFL Matching Grant to Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to provide a certified athletic trainer on the sidelines of each football game in the district.

"We want you to succeed:" Carver Academy students welcomed back to class in style

MILWAUKEE -- Students at Carver Academy walked into school on the first day Tuesday, September 1st to high fives, cheers, and even a red carpet adding to the excitement of a new school year.

"Sense of togetherness:" Thousands of MPS teachers, staff usher in new school year

MILWAUKEE -- Thousands of Milwaukee Public School teachers and staff came together in downtown Milwaukee on Thursday, August 27th to kick off the new school year -- and prepare for the challenges ahead.

State trying to bar school from Milwaukee Parental Choice Program

MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is trying to kick a Milwaukee school out of the Milwaukee Parental Choice program, just days before school starts.

To commemorate 50th anniversary of Voting Rights Act, some fight against privatization of public schools

MILWAUKEE -- City leaders took part in events Monday, August 24th commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act -- doing so by fighting against the privatization of public schools -- comparing that to segregation.Twenty-two groups gathered Monday at the community garden near 4th and Pierce to get their message out.Those affiliated with these groups are upset with Wisconsin's expansion of voucher programs, which typically take money from under-performing public schools and give it to private schools.

Parents, teachers rail against 'takeover' proposal for failing MPS schools, Abele responds

MILWAUKEE -- A luncheon Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele became heated Thursday, June 25th when the topic of Milwaukee Public Schools came up.Parents and teachers spoke out against a proposal by state lawmakers that would take the lowest performing MPS schools and place them under the care of a commissioner -- appointed by the county executive.Abele said Thursday the proposal wasn't his idea, but if it becomes a reality, he vows to work closely with the schools' superintendent."If this goes through and if I'm going to do it well, I'm telling you right now I'm going to work with Darienne Driver for whom I have a ton of respect.

Cash bail set at $7,500 for MPS mentor accused of sexual assault, as another victim comes forward

MILWAUKEE -- 56-year-old Allen Bozeman, a mentor at Milwaukee Public Schools' Thurston Woods Academy who is on emergency suspension -- charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a child appeared in court on Thursday, June 25th for his preliminary hearing.