Education & Workforce Development
Leaders of high-performing Milwaukee schools say funding is biggest impediment to adding seats
In a city where roughly 30,000 students attend low-performing schools, nonprofit and business leaders have rallied around a goal...
All-In Milwaukee takes aim at Milwaukee’s college completion crisis
For the past four years, All-In Milwaukee has been working to address what it calls “the completion crisis”: Too...
Employ Milwaukee program will provide free training, guaranteed interview at Advocate Aurora
Employ Milwaukee has created a new workforce initiative that will provide training at no cost and result in a guaranteed job interview at Advocate Aurora Health.
UWM to consolidate, realign some colleges and schools
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will consolidate eight schools and colleges into four new colleges, under a plan recently approved by the UW System Board of Regents.
Marquette receives $1.75 million gift to support Center for Real Estate
Marquette University alumni Perry and Sheila Vieth are giving $1.75 million to establish an endowed directorship in its College of Business Administration’s Center for Real Estate.
Amid shortages, DWD directing $1 million to teacher training, recruitment
The state of Wisconsin is making $1 million available to support the recruitment and training of new teachers in low-income and urban area school districts.
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Employees at Oak Creek Starbucks want to unionize
A group of local Starbucks cafe employees are pushing for union representation as part of larger organizing efforts across the chain's national footprint.
MATC’s Walter Lanier leaves college to lead African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee
The African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee has named Walter Lanier as its next president and chief executive officer.
Milwaukee-based Fiveable merges with virtual studying platform Hours
Milwaukee-based edtech platform Fiveable is merging with the online platform Hours. Fiveable acquired Hours back in May of 2021.
MKE Tech Hub Coalition’s impact report shows nonprofit is bringing talent to Milwaukee
The MKE Tech Hub Coalition is one of a handful of local organizations seeking to increase the amount of tech workers in our region. The coalition’s newly released 2021 impact report highlights how much closer they are getting toward their ultimate goal: to inclusively double the tech workforce in southeastern Wisconsin.
