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A guide to MPS facilities changes

Published Dec. 14, 2011

The MPS board met Tuesday night to vote on a number of school closings, moves and other changes. Here is a quick guide to the results.

8-hour MPS meeting reveals complexities of school changes

Published Dec. 7, 2011

There were 20 items on last night's Innovation and School Reform Committee meeting agenda. Most were action items on closing or moving schools and on renewing - or not - school charters. Eight hours after it began at 5:30 p.m. the meeting ended with the bulk of the administrations proposals being endorsed by the committee.

Turnarounds and transformations can work

Published April 11, 2011

We got the news last week that for the second time, Milwaukee Public Schools has gotten a School Improvement Grant to help reform some low-performing schools. More SIG money may arrive at MPS to help fund other initiatives too -- or at least some of us hope. According to a new book by Laura Pappano, there are some great examples of successful turnarounds in American public schools.