Education & Workforce Development
Learn about strategies for education and workforce development in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin.
New program will teach tech skills to ex-offenders seeking work following incarceration
Milky Way Tech Hub and The Way Out (a Milwaukee-based, non-bias employment platform) are launching a joint program aimed at educating individuals returning home from incarceration and giving them the skills in technology they need to successfully find work.
Supporting our future workforce and high-quality education
Education is a subject with which we’ve been deeply connected for many years – as parents of four uniquely...
Viewpoints: Supporting charter schools will improve life outcomes for Milwaukee children
Public charter schools are a critical part of Milwaukee’s education ecosystem. Unique attributes of the charter school model unlock...
Viewpoints: Capturing our city’s economic growth potential hinges upon a well-supported MPS system
MPS is Milwaukee. There is not one other institution you can look to that represents our city more authentically....
Viewpoints: Each family deserves a choice, regardless of income, when it comes to educating their children
As an eighth grader growing up in Chicago’s Little Village (La Villita) neighborhood, I learned through personal experience a...
Public, charter, private: What’s the difference?
With a publicly funded school voucher program dating back to 1990, Milwaukee is considered the birthplace of the modern...
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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.
