MPS goes back to school Tuesday. Here's the latest on teacher vacancies, new school projects
Aug 31, 2026
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Milwaukee's first day of school is September 1, 2026. What to know about MPS teacher openings and new renovation projects on the north side.
'We can make something new': One Milwaukee teacher's yearlong recovery from 2025 floods
Aug 28, 2026
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How do teachers in Milwaukee recover from 2025 floods that destroyed their classrooms? Inside one class at Riverside High School and how the students and teachers moved on.
'We can make something new': One Milwaukee teacher's yearlong recovery from 2025 floods
Aug 28, 2026
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How do teachers in Milwaukee recover from 2025 floods that destroyed their classrooms? Inside one class at Riverside High School and how the students and teachers moved on.
Community organizer reflects on activist efforts one year after historic flooding
Aug 28, 2026
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Community organizers are bringing together Milwaukeeans affected by flooding to learn what changes they want to see before another historic storm hits.
Local volunteers celebrate restoration of monarch butterfly habitat in Wauwatosa
Aug 27, 2026
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“Passionate” doesn’t even come close to describing one Milwaukee resident’s commitment to conserving habitat for monarch butterflies. We visit the Monarch Trail to learn about its nearly 20-year evolution.
She fled El Salvador and built a life in Milwaukee. Then, Trump’s immigration crackdown began
Aug 26, 2026
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President Trump has ramped up an aggressive immigration policy — one that targets people without criminal records, and even people with pending asylum claims or visa applications. In Milwaukee, there may not be a clearer example than Yessenia Ruano.
'Train Travel Queen' Sojourner White shares train journeys around the world
Aug 25, 2026
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A Milwaukee native and travel influencer dubbed the “Train Travel Queen” journeys around the world via train. How she got her start — and what she’s learned so far.
'Train Travel Queen' Sojourner White shares train journeys around the world
Aug 25, 2026
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A Milwaukee native and travel influencer dubbed the “Train Travel Queen” journeys around the world via train. How she got her start — and what she’s learned so far.
How could proposed deregulation of Head Start childcare impact WI immigrant families?
Aug 21, 2026
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The Trump administration is proposing changes to Head Start, which it calls deregulation of the childcare program. An English-only requirement could hurt immigrant families.
Changes to SNAP requirements cause millions of people to lose benefits
Aug 20, 2026
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Following last year’s passage of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a growing number of people are ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. We explore how that's impacting people in Wisconsin.
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