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42 MPS Schools Make the Grade, but Still Needs Improvement
MILWAUKEE – 42 MPS schools are rated exceeds expectations, meets expectations or making satisfactory progress in the 2013-14 report cards released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction...
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MPS Board names Dr. Darienne Driver as permanent superintendent
First permanent female superintendent in the district MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Board of School Directors President Dr. Michael Bonds issued the following statement on the Board’s hiring of Dr. Darienne...
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Dr. Darienne Driver Appointed as New MPS Superintendent
By Karen Stokes Dr. Darienne Driver 36, is the first woman and one of the youngest individuals to be named Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Driver is the fourth African American...
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MPS Superintendent Dr. Driver Meets with President Obama
MPS superintendent joined other urban school leaders with the Council of the Great City Schools By Karen Stokes Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Darienne Driver along with 10 other urban...
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Statement from Michael Bonds & Darienne Driver On Proposal to Hand Some...
MILWAUKEE (May, 2015) – Today, Milwaukee Board of School Directors President Michael Bonds called a plan released by Wisconsin Republicans Dale Kooyenga and Alberta Darling to turn over the Milwaukee...
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MPS Celebrates Star of Year-Round Schools Building on Past Achievements and...
Milwaukee Public Schools leaders and community partners marked the beginning of the new school year – Day One – for the district’s year-round calendar schools this past Monday with 3-, 4- and...
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Bucks and MPS Team Up to Increase School Attendance
By Ariele Vaccaro This past Monday marked the beginning of a new initiative to increase attendance to Milwaukee Public Schools. During a press conference, the Milwaukee Bucks and Milwaukee Public...
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Milwaukee Public Schools’ Students Get Free Books; Chance to Create Their Own...
My Very Own Library, Scholastic Book Fairs and United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County team-up to support literacy effort at 10 MPS schools On December 9, Kluge Elementary School kicked...
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Community Brainstorm Addressees Issues in Milwaukee Public Schools
By Dylan Deprey Some individuals called it legislation. Others referred to it as a fight or a war. The battle lines were drawn in the debate in the Opportunity Schools Partnership Program (OSPP) at...
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Mayor Barrett Announces Milwaukee Mentoring Initiative
By Mrinal Gokhale On Jan. 14 at the BMO Harris arena, Mayor Tom Barrett announced a new mentoring initiative with Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Public Schools and other local organizations as a part of...
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250+ volunteers to read at more than 75 MPS elementary, middle schools
MPS celebrates Read Across America; media invited to Clarke Street School MILWAUKEE (March 1, 2016) – Thousands of students in Milwaukee Public Schools will be visited by reading volunteers Wednesday...
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Message from MPS Superintendent Dr. Darienne B. Driver
Dear Milwaukee Public Schools families, Recently you may have heard about a program called the Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program (OSPP). This program is the result of legislation passed as...
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Superintendent’s proposed 2016-17 MPS budget directs more district resources...
Commitment to funding school, student success despite overall revenue decrease MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Darienne Driver is increasing support to schools by $26.6 million over...
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Milwaukee School of Languages Ranked Number One Most Challenging High School...
By Karen Stokes It was good news for Milwaukee Public Schools. Milwaukee School of Languages located at 8400 W. Burleigh, was recognized as the “Most Challenging High School in Wisconsin” by The...
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Special message from Superintendent Driver
Greetings Milwaukee Public Schools Family, Over the past week, our city has faced events that push us all to the limits of our comfort and each of us must determine how we will lead in times of great...
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MPS Board Update: Dr. Driver’s contract extended
Board, Superintendent continue work to provide students opportunities for success MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Board of School Directors this week extended the contract of Superintendent Darienne B....
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MPS Insider: Celebrating MPS!
The start of a new year is always invigorating. I feel motivated to finish tasks and start on fresh challenges. This year, I am especially excited for what lies ahead. In December, the Milwaukee Board...
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UWM Launches Education Partnership with MPS, MATC
By Angela McManaman UWM, Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College officially launched their joint education initiative, M³ (pronounced M-cubed), on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Elected...
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Youth Financial Education Roundtable with MPS and TCF Leaders
More on the TCF Financial Scholars Program The TCF Financial Scholars Program is a teacher-led curriculum based on the EverFi financial education platform that includes six to eight hours of...
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MPS Breaks the Bank on Class of 2017 College Scholarships
By Dylan Deprey For some, the thought of college is football games, wild parties and late-night cram sessions, but to others the dollar sign shaped cloud looming overhead can hinder and even halt some...
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