After spending most of last year learning from home, about 30,000 Milwaukee Public Schools students returned to classrooms Monday for a new year that district leaders hope will be closer to normal.
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Charter school group sued MPS, then decided to stay. It’s all about the money. By Terry Falk - Aug 3rd, 2021 03:01 pm //end headline wrapper ?> School classroom. (Pixabay License). Milwaukee College Prep (MCP) charter schools told the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) that it wanted out. It was terminating its charter with the district; the letter of termination would be received by the Milwaukee school board at its July 29 meeting. In the end, MCP stayed with MPS. It all came down to money. MCP’s existing contract stated that it was to receive additional funding based upon academic performance of its students. MCP received an additional $650 per student for the 2019-2020 academic year, over $1.72 million. But MPS said it couldn’t give the additional money for this past year because there were no standardized tests given during the pandemic; there was no performance data.
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Milwaukee Public Schools are geared up for in person learning Its full steam ahead for Milwaukee Public Schools. MPS Superintendent Keith Posley still plan to have an early start on Aug. 16th and traditional start on Sep. 2nd but are still requiring masks “We will continue with our facial covering as well as our social distancing, plexiglass barriers as well as pushing in fresh air in the morning and afternoon.” said Posley. Students will also have access to windows, Hepa filters and other safety protocols that were practiced in the fall. City of Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson brought to tears as she implores community members to get vaccinated.