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Mar 14, 2023

Assembly votes to mandate school officers

Schools that experience a high number of crimes would have to hire police officers and station them in their buildings under a Republican-authored bill the state Assembly passed Tuesday.

Feb 23, 2022

Assembly OKs bill breaking up Milwaukee K-12 district

The Wisconsin Assembly approved a Republican-backed bill Tuesday that would break up Milwaukee's school district, which is the state's largest, into up to eight smaller districts, which critics say would not guarantee better outcomes for struggling students.

Feb 22, 2022

Assembly to vote on bill breaking up Milwaukee K-12 district

The Wisconsin Assembly was scheduled to vote on a Republican-backed bill on Tuesday that would break the state's largest public school district in Milwaukee up into as many as eight smaller districts, a step critics say will not guarantee better outcomes for struggling students.

Jun 19, 2020

Milwaukee schools will end funding for police patrols

School board members in Wisconsin's largest school district have voted to cut ties with police officers who patrol outside its schools.

Nov 9, 2016

Far from a mic drop, MPS proposals should raise concerns

Last week, Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Darienne Driver proposed a number of reforms to Milwaukee’s schools. Some of these ideas are not without merit.

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