Education & Workforce Development

Sharp Literacy, Inc., a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization focused on education through visual arts, introduced Bella the interactive honey bee robot to more than 50 of its first grade students Wednesday.

Sharp Literacy, Inc., a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization focused on education through visual arts, introduced Bella the interactive honey bee robot to more than 50 of its first grade students Wednesday.

Gov. Scott Walker announced $1.2 million in additional federal employment and training assistance to help approximately 1,600 dislocated workers across the state learn new job skills.

The Milwaukee branch of the American Welding Society has established a new national scholarship for those who want to attend school for welding or welding engineering.

Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) and community organizations are reaching out to the community for volunteer mentors to assist young, at-risk men of color through a new campaign initiative called “Saving Our Sons – I will not die young.”

St. Marcus Lutheran School is seeking donated holiday items from the public for its “Christmas Store.”

University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez introduced Gary Andersen as the Badgers’ new head football coach in Madison today.

The Lawrence University Board of Trustees has named Mark Burstein, executive vice president of Princeton University, as the college's 16th president.

In a new report examining the functioning of Milwaukee’s workforce development system, the Public Policy Forum cites a higher level of coordination and cohesion among key workforce development players since the establishment of the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) in 2007, but suggests a need for greater coordination between the region’s economic development priorities and the needs of its unemployed.

The Lawrence University Board of Trustees has named Mark Burstein, executive vice president of Princeton University, as the college’s 16th president.