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Thursday, February 23, 2023

7:00-11:00 AM
Italian Community Center

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Milwaukee Education Spotlight

Be Part of Shaping Education in Milwaukee and Your Future Workforce

To learn more about the challenges that Milwaukee educators are facing and about what is working for education in the city, BizTimes Media hosted its inaugural Education Spotlight event on February 23, 2023. The purpose of the event was to encourage business leaders to get involved in efforts to improve education in Milwaukee.high-performing schools and the great work occurring with many of Milwaukee’s charter, choice and public schools as they are preparing our future workforce.

BizTimes Media’s Milwaukee Education Spotlight event connected high-performing schools in Milwaukee and their leaders with the broader business community in the region. It featured education and business leaders and schools that are having success across education sectors. They shared insights about what works, existing challenges and how businesses can become more involved.

Topics discussed included:

Academic performance, board development, Choice, Charter, high performing MPS, employer partnerships, funding, teacher development, trades & stem, volunteers, tutors, and more.

Program elements included:

  • A presentation on the state of education in the city
  • Presentations from education and business leaders
  • Focused discussions offering a deep dive on successful models
  • Networking, introductions and action steps to support and get involved

Speakers:

Click the video buttons below to watch the individual presentations.
  • Abby Andrietsch, President & CEO, St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (1) 
  • Bruce Arnold, Partner, Husch Blackwell (2)
  • Krysta DeBoer, Executive Director, Center For Urban Teaching (3)
  • Brittany Kinser, President/Executive Director, City Forward Collective (4)
  • Anthony McHenry, CEO, Milwaukee Academy of Science (5)
  • Michelle Morris-Carter, Principal, Golda Meir School (6)
  • Robb Rauh, CEO, Milwaukee College Prep (7)
  • Andrea Roberts, Program Administrator, GPS Education Partners (8)

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Presenting Partners

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Interested in sponsoring an event? To reap the benefits of the ultimate in-person marketing opportunity contact Linda Crawford, Director of Sales, to discuss opportunities. Event sponsorships are limited.

Following the presentations, attendees joined school, organization and business leaders for roundtable discussions to learn more about how to better prepare our future workforce. Discussion Leader representative were from the following  schools and organizations:

  • All In Milwaukee
  • Carmen Schools of Science & Technology
  • Center For Urban teaching
  • City Forward Collective
  • Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee
  • Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy
  • Golda Meir School
  • GPS Education Partners
  • Hmong American Peace Academy
  • Kingdom Prep Lutheran School
  • LUMIN Schools
  • Milwaukee Academy of Science
  • Milwaukee College Prep
  • Milwaukee Excellence Charter School
  • Milwaukee Jewish Day School
  • Nativity Jesuit Academy
  • Notre Dame School on Milwaukee
  • Rocketship Public Schools of Milwaukee
  • Seton Catholic Schools
  • St. Augustine Preparatory Academy
  • St. Joan Antida
  • St. Marcus School

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