Education & Workforce Development

College Possible Milwaukee has named Kellie Sigh as its next executive director. Sigh most recently was director of strategic partnerships...

Milwaukee-based education technology startup Fiveable has secured $2.3 million in its latest funding round from multiple investors including Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former president Bill Clinton and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Lakeland University has named its executive vice president Beth Borgen as the university’s next president.

Meralis Hood, executive director of City Year Milwaukee, is taking a new position with the education nonprofit's national parent organization. 

Philanthropist and former Milwaukee County executive Chris Abele recently made a $500,000 donation in support of free-tuition scholarship programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College, bringing his total investment in the MATC Promise programs to $1.25 million.

Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual announced it’s committing $2.5 million to schools and education initiatives in the city.

Construction is underway on a new 99,000-square-foot high school building on the Hmong American Peace Academy campus in Milwaukee’s Lindsay Park neighborhood.

Milwaukee Area Technical College and NEWaukee are partnering to create a gap-year career exploration program for students in Milwaukee who are undecided about attending college.

Waukesha County Technical College’s board has narrowed the search for its next president to two finalists.

Concordia University Wisconsin president Rev. Patrick Ferry announced this week he will retire at the end of the academic year.