charter schools

"The Death of Public School" recounts the rise of school choice programs, which use public funds to pay for private school tuition.

Employees at Carmen Schools of Science and Technology in Milwaukee have voted against unionizing with the International Association of Machinists (IAM).

Employees at Milwaukee’s Carmen charter school network are organizing under federal labor laws, through the National Labor Relations Board.

Teachers at a prominent Milwaukee charter school network are attempting to unionize.

The Milwaukee College Prep charter school network is sticking with Milwaukee Public Schools so it doesn’t miss out on an estimated $10 million in federal COVID relief.

Milwaukee Public Schools is set to lose 2,000 students and at least $4 million next year, as charter school network Milwaukee College Prep cuts ties with the district.

The Milwaukee School Board is about to see a lot of turnover. Five of nine seats are on the ballot in the April 2 election. All the races are contested and only one incumbent is running, which means there will be at least four new faces on the board that governs Wisconsin’s largest school district.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will call for a freeze on school choice programs and independent charter schools when he introduces his biennial budget proposal this week. Evers isn’t trying to end school choice in Wisconsin. But he does want to hit the brake

The future of four Milwaukee charter schools is a little more certain after a school board decision Thursday night. The MPS board voted 5-2 to extend its contract with Carmen Schools of Science and Technology, a local charter network. It serves 1,700 mostly low-income students.

Should the Milwaukee School District embrace or distance itself from charter schools? That is the larger question looming over the MPS board as it weighs whether to renew its contract and building leases with the Carmen Schools of Science and Technology charter network.