Samantha Dietel
Samantha covers education, healthcare and nonprofits for BizTimes. She recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a journalism degree. She wrote for the Columbia Missourian newspaper, and covered Congress as an intern at States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C. bureau. She loves exploring new cities, listening to music and watching Star Wars.
Local businesses and organizations commit $500,000 to support MPS superintendent
Corporations and community organizations have committed more than $500,000 to create the Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Leader Impact Fund, the Greater Milwaukee Committee announced on Monday.
Aug Prep raises $3.2 million for its students through annual scholarship gala
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy, a K-12 private Christian voucher school in Milwaukee, raised $3.2 million at its annual scholarship gala on Friday.
Child care’s broken business model
Charlotte Lewis, the owner of Learning Institute MKE LLC, was on a call with other child care providers when...
Milwaukee Montessori School to pay $290,000 settlement for discrimination allegations
Milwaukee Montessori School has agreed to pay a $290,000 settlement to resolve allegations that the private school discriminated against children with disabilities.
AmeriCorps cuts threaten long-term sustainability of teacher pipeline, Teach For America Milwaukee says
Without AmeriCorps funding, Teach For America Milwaukee will lean into support from foundations and state grants so that it...
Ebenezer Child Care Centers to open location in prominent building along the freeway in Bay View
Ebenezer Child Care Centers, a nonprofit and early childhood education provider, plans to open its eighth location in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood this summer.
New name revealed for Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee Public Museum will become the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin in 2027, reflecting a broader statewide mission.
Speaking at Medical College of Wisconsin NIH director defends grant cuts, says academic freedom is a priority
During a visit to the Medical College of Wisconsin on Friday, National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya defended the recent cancellations of some NIH grants.
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Medical College of Wisconsin and MSOE launch student pathway program
Milwaukee School of Engineering and the Medical College of Wisconsin are launching a new collaboration that will provide a pathway between the two institutions.
Milwaukee Christian Center’s YouthBuild program faces uncertain future after AmeriCorps cuts
Young adults participating in the Milwaukee Christian Center’s YouthBuild program were removed from their worksite when news broke that the program’s AmeriCorps funding was terminated.
Pathfinders opens renovated day shelter for unhoused youth
Pathfinders, a Milwaukee-based nonprofit, opened its newly expanded drop-in center on Monday.
The drop-in center, located on the second floor...
Federal funding cuts to AmeriCorps could end programs in southeastern Wisconsin
Federal grants for all Serve Wisconsin AmeriCorps programs would be terminated immediately, Gov. Tony Evers’ learned on Friday.
