Education & Workforce Development
Schools That Can Milwaukee aims to raise $1 Million
Schools That Can Milwaukee (STCM), an education-minded nonprofit organization that aims to close Milwaukee’s achievement gap, is turning to the community to raise $400,000 by Friday as part of a week-long $1 million challenge.
Financial services industry will face workforce shortage
Wisconsin is expected to face a shortfall in financial services employees within the next 10 years, according to several reports aggregated by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Milwaukee city officials have a lot of explaining to do
On March 29, 2013, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) filed open records requests with the City of Milwaukee in an attempt to find out what, if anything, the City and Milwaukee Public Schools are doing about the many unused school buildings that have sat idle for years.
Olson family donates $1 million to Marquette
A Marquette University alumnus has posthumously donated $1 million in merit-based achievement awards and annual support for professional faculty and staff development, Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., university president, announced.
Olson family donates $1 million to Marquette
A Marquette University alumnus has posthumously donated $1 million in merit-based achievement awards and annual support for professional faculty and staff development, Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., university president, announced.
Milwaukee robotics students to compete in world championship
After defeating 52 robotics teams to win the Chairman’s Award at the Midwest Regional in Chicago, a team of students from Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has headed to St. Louis to compete in the FIRST Robotics World Championship.
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Update on UWM budget balances
Dear UWM Alumni & Friends,
In recent days, there has been a great deal of attention focused on the budgeting practices of University of Wisconsin System institutions and the reported billion dollar cash balance. Because each campus is different, I can only address the situation here at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
In recent days, there has been a great deal of attention focused on the budgeting practices of University of Wisconsin System institutions and the reported billion dollar cash balance. Because each campus is different, I can only address the situation here at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Feds allocate $155 million in tax credits to Wisconsin organizations for development
The U.S. Treasury Department announced $155 million in new markets tax credit allocations for four Wisconsin-based community development entities.
Milwaukee city officials have a lot of explaining to do
On March 29, 2013, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) filed open records requests with the City of Milwaukee in an attempt to find out what, if anything, the City and Milwaukee Public Schools are doing about the appalling problem of the many unused school buildings that have sat idle for years.
Master Lock workers in Milwaukee plan informational picket
UAW Local 469 members at Master Lock held an informational picket near the company's plant in Milwaukee on Friday to protest the company's current contract offer. The action is not a strike and the union encouraged members to continue working.
