Education & Workforce Development

Sharp Literacy, Inc. has appointed Lynda Kohler as its new executive director, according to an announcement the Milwaukee-based, education-driven organization made Wednesday.

It has been a remarkable 15 years since we founded Milwaukee College Prep. Working with Milwaukee Buck's forward Junior Bridgeman, we launched with 76 inaugural students in 1997 and serve some of the poorest, most troubled neighborhoods in Milwaukee.

The faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has received no general raises over the last five years, so it has become a target for poaching.

The faculty at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM) has received no general raises over the last five years, so it has become a target for poaching. The campus has lost 40 faculty members recently to competing institutions.

Marlene Doerr Kreilkamp, Executive Director of Milwaukee-based SHARP Literacy, Inc., has been recognized with the 2012 Social Innovation Prize in Wisconsin for her creative efforts in improving students’ reading skills throughout Milwaukee schools.

American manufacturing has been transformed in the past 25 years. The public’s perception of manufacturing, unfortunately, has not kept pace with the advances in processes, equipment and training.

The City of Milwaukee plans to invest $207,000 in the Mayor’s Manufacturing Partnership, an initiative Mayor Tom Barrett announced in February that invests in manufacturing job creation.

The South Suburban Chamber of Commerce, local manufacturers and Milwaukee Area Technical College are joining forces to raise the awareness of middle and high school students, their parents, job seekers and the community about careers and opportunities in manufacturing.

Educational leaders and enlightened business executives will share practical solutions for employers to bridge Wisconsin’s skills gap at the fourth annual BizTimes Get Smarter Conference.

Southeastern Wisconsin business executives can become more enlightened leaders and learn about practical solutions to bridge the region's skills gap by attending the fourth annual BizTimes Get Smarter Conference.
The conference will take place Thursday, Oct. 11, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee.