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Milwaukee Brewers are World Series Champs! No school tomorrow!

October 29, 2026

Your Milwaukee Brewers are World Series Champions! And your Milwaukee students totally have off school tomorrow! Due to a scheduled Brewers parade and rally, all Milwaukee Public Schools and district offices...

MPS estimates nearly 90 more teachers in 2026-27 as district works to manage, reduce class size

Press Release

April 13, 2026

MPS ESTIMATES NEARLY 90 MORE TEACHERS IN 2026-27 AS DISTRICT WORKS TO MANAGE, REDUCE CLASS SIZE Investments in Classrooms Come as School District Outlines Details to Address $46 Million Deficit (MILWAUKEE) — ...

Here’s a Friday press release about MPS proposing to cut 260 non-classroom positions

Matt Wild

March 6, 2026

In a classic example of a Friday afternoon news dump, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) announced "a series of budget proposals designed to address the district's $46 million structural budget gap while continuing...

MPS releases proposed budget for 2024-25 school year

Press Release

April 26, 2024

MPS RELEASES PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR PROPOSED BUDGET INVESTS IN STUDENTS, FOCUSES ON LONG-TERM SUCCESS (MILWAUKEE, WI) – On Friday, April 26, 2024, Milwaukee Public Schools released the propos...

MPS postpones return to in-person learning until January 18

Matt Wild

January 7, 2022

Attention folks who don't have school-age kids: All schools in the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) system are virtual this week. (Folks who have school-age kids know this all too well.) When the move to virtual ...

All MPS schools will transition to virtual learning beginning January 4

Matt Wild

January 2, 2022

Sigh. Milwaukee Public Schools announced Sunday night that all MPS schools will transition to virtual learning beginning Tuesday, January 4. Welcome to 2020 2021 2022, folks. "MPS was scheduled to resume in-...

On The Record Episode 128: Milwaukee Public Schools with Andy Nelson

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 9, 2018

Last year, Andy Nelson left a public relations dream job with Pabst Theater Group for a far less glamorous and much more challenging position as the Media Manager with Milwaukee Public Schools. Nelson transitio...

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