Education & Workforce Development

Stocks traded higher this morning with the news that U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in February, above most predictions.

College Possible Milwaukee, a nonprofit organization that serves low-income high school students with college preparation resources, plans to expand its outreach into more area high schools thanks to a $700,000 grant from the Burke Foundation.

Discussion heated up at the standout afternoon panel at the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership's “Manufacturing Matters!” event on Thursday afternoon.

The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc. and UMOS will manage the “Transform Milwaukee Jobs Program” under Gov. Scott Walker's Transform Milwaukee initiative, according to an announcement made by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families on Tuesday.

The push to expand the Cristo Rey Network to Milwaukee has gained momentum with a $2 million grant from The Burke Foundation.

The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc. and UMOS will manage the “Transform Milwaukee Jobs Program” under Gov. Scott Walker's Transform Milwaukee initiative, according to an announcement made by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families on Tuesday.

Important issues and the latest trends for the manufacturing sector will be examined next week when the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership hosts the 17th annual “Manufacturing Matters!” conference at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin State Assembly passed legislation Thursday night authorizing the sale of certain underused public school buildings in the Milwaukee Public Schools District.

The Wisconsin State Assembly last night passed a bill preempting local “living wage” ordinances.

“We need to love our kids more than the institutions in which they are educated.”
- Former MPS Superintendent Howard Fuller