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There continues to be a lot of discussion around Milwaukee Public Schools’ lead paint cleanup, even though little of it is about the actual cleanup.
North Carolina House Republicans have advanced a bill that would create advisory committees to approve and remove books from ...
A parent group within Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has criticized Mayor Cavalier Johnson for his response to the ongoing lead crisis, while the mayor says he's stepping up despite ...
It's been a turbulent few months for Milwaukee public schools, from a massive financial scandal to an ongoing lead crisis.The MPS board hosted a retreat to reflect on those issues ...
A proposal in response to MPS' lead issues would create a public reporting tool and would track response time to paint issues.
MPS staff asked the district's maintenance department for help with paint issues over 1,000 times. A quarter of these work orders weren't completed.
The CDC says it can't send teams to help Milwaukee address lead contamination in public schools, but the health department ...
Parents of students at MPS facing lead contamination issues are growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of ...
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention denied a request from Milwaukee's public health department for ...
Parents of Milwaukee Public School students gathered at the city's East Branch Library to discuss the district's ongoing lead crisis. They're called Lead-Safe Schools MKE -- a group ...
Lead-Safe Schools Milwaukee is calling for local and state elected officials to improve state funding for K-12 school ...
Officials with the Milwaukee Health Department, along with leaders from Milwaukee Public Schools, discussed the current status of lead hazard response efforts in the district's schools.