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Milwaukee Public Schools to get nearly $800M in relief aid
Milwaukee Public Schools to get nearly $800M in relief aid
The state of Wisconsin is set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid for school districts, with more than a third of it going to Milwaukee Public Schools.
MILWAUKEE - The state of Wisconsin is set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid for school districts, with more than a third of it going to Milwaukee Public Schools.
The largest school district in the state, MPS is set to receive nearly $800 million in COVID-19 relief, which equates to about $11,000 per student.
Spring election: Conservatives ousted some school board incumbents
Spring election: Conservatives ousted some school board incumbents
What do the spring election results say about 2022? Despite the progressive win in the state superintendent race, conservatives did oust some incumbent school board members.
WAUKESHA, Wis. - What do the spring election results say about 2022? That s when Wisconsin will once again be a battleground in races for governor and U.S. Senate. Despite the progressive win in the state superintendent race, conservatives did oust some incumbent school board members.
Think about the heated debates about reopening schools amid the pandemic that played out in local races, including in Waukesha. These are officially nonpartisan races, but Republicans and Democrats backed candidates up and down the ballot.
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Democratic-backed Underly elected Wisconsin schools chief
By SCOTT BAUERApril 7, 2021 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Jill Underly rode support from the state teachers’ union and an overwhelming financial advantage, fueled by the Democratic Party, to win election Tuesday as Wisconsin superintendent of schools, defeating Republican-backed Deb Kerr.
Underly cruised to a double-digit win, based on unofficial results. Democrats hailed the win as a sign of momentum in the swing state, even though liberal-backed candidates for the state school chief have won by wide margins for decades.
Underly, 43, is superintendent of the rural Pecatonica school district and formerly worked for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, which she will now lead. Kerr, 63, is the former superintendent of the Brown Deer school district in suburban Milwaukee.