Education & Workforce Development
Several southeastern Wisconsin employers getting state grants to train workers
More than $3.8 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward grants will be dispersed to 24 state employers and used to help train 1,415 workers.
MSOE buys U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building adjacent to its campus
The Milwaukee School of Engineering announced Thursday that it has acquired the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building near...
Milwaukee Academy of Science high school sustains water damage, plans to move temporarily
The Milwaukee Academy of Science has plans to temporarily relocate its high school after being displaced by water damage.
The...
MPS Foundation names new executive director
MPS Foundation, Inc. on Tuesday announced that it has selected Tiffany Tardy as its new executive director.
Tardy has more...
Educators seek ways to fix Milwaukee’s leaky pipeline to college graduation
It was during her junior year at James Madison High School in Milwaukee that Decarieana Ozier came to a...
Reading school report cards for all they’re worth
If you want to know how Milwaukee schools are doing, your first stop might be to pull up the...
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Business leaders helped bring voucher schools to Milwaukee 30 years ago, funding them is their next fight
Nearly 30 years ago, Milwaukee’s business community threw its weight behind a hoped-for solution to improving educational outcomes in...
In Focus: Edging out the competition
Alison Gordee carefully guides a power saw through a sheet of oriented strand board during an annual skill competition...
$1.5 million gifted to Marquette University for its wellness and recreation center project
Marquette University alum John Pfefferle and his wife, Lynn, are giving $1.5 million to support the development of a...
Education Spotlight: How Milwaukee leaders are addressing the city’s educational challenges
On Thursday, representatives from several organizations shared how they’re facing educational challenges at BizTimes Media’s inaugural Education Spotlight.
