Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Species Spooktacular
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It is spooky season and as many of us know - you can find some spooky stuff in the great outdoors. Aubrey Fulsaas joined FOX6 WakeUp live from the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center where today (Sunday) you can learn about some of nature?s most spooky and misunderstood animals.

3DE classrooms: Education model blends business, personal finance

A new way of teaching at two Milwaukee Public Schools high schools is helping students get down to business. It’s called 3DE: Executives join teachers in the classroom for a curriculum that puts financial literacy front and center.

MPS looks to hire recently retired teachers
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Come out of retirement, that's what Milwaukee Public Schools is asking any teacher who has recently retired.

MPS aide remained on job for years despite repeated discipline, records show

A Milwaukee Public Schools aide charged this spring with hurting students had been disciplined years earlier for similar behavior but remained employed until this year, according to records obtained by FOX6.

Milwaukee girl left outside closed day care after; video shows incident

A Milwaukee family is demanding answers after new video shows a 6-year-old girl stranded outside a closed day care when her school bus drove away.

MPS athletics head out, year after playoff paperwork mistake

Milwaukee Public Schools confirmed that athletics commissioner Bobbie Kelsey is no longer with the district, nearly a year after a paperwork error disqualified two high schools from the playoffs.

Milwaukee girl left outside closed day care after bus driver drop-off

A 6-year-old Milwaukee girl says she feared for her life after being left outside a closed day care Monday afternoon, Oct. 13, by her bus driver.

Milwaukee "brain drain;" city officials hope to keep talent in town

Why do you like Milwaukee? What makes you stay? Those were questions Milwaukee's mayor asked college students on Friday afternoon, Oct. 10 as part of an effort to keep talent in the 414.

Trump administration may sell student loan debt. What it means for borrowers

Top Trump administration officials are exploring the possibility of selling some of the student debt portfolio, which covers millions of borrowers, to the private market.

Sexual assault, child enticement; MPS employee found not guilty

A Waukesha County jury found a Milwaukee Public Schools employee not guilty of sexually assaulting a child in 2023.

Newsom threatens to yank funding from universities that comply with Trump demands

Colleges and universities in California could be caught in a showdown between President Trump and Gov. Newsom. We explain what the president is demanding in exchange for better access to federal funding.

Jane Goodall, renowned conservationist, dies at 91

Jane Goodall, the famed conservationist known for her expertise on chimpanzees and her globe-spanning advocacy of environmental causes, has died.

Just 3 states are responsible for 80% of known school book bans

An annual report on book bans in U.S. schools finds that 80% of the nearly 7,000 books banned for the 2024-2025 school year took place in just three states. 

Here's how a government shutdown affects student loan payments

The U.S. Department of Education says many of its core operations will continue despite a government shutdown – though 87% of its workforce will be furloughed. 

Bay View High School teacher wins $100K national teaching prize

A Milwaukee Public Schools' teacher on Tuesday morning, Sept. 30 was recognized for teaching excellence by Harbor Freight Tools for Schools.

Des Moines schools superintendent detained by ICE

Des Moines Public Schools superintendent has been detained by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Some student loan borrowers brace for smaller paychecks: What to know

Student loan borrowers who have defaulted on payments could have up to 15% of their pay docked by the federal government starting soon.

Wisconsin standardized test scores: Student performance revealed

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released on Thursday, Sept. 25, standardized assessment results from the 2024-25 school year.