Superintendent Gregory Thornton
Milwaukee Public Schools
The official Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour bus made a surprise visit to Milwaukee Public Schools’ Riverside University High School Friday. Tour celebrities included Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy; players Mason Crosby, Jordy Nelson and Charlie Peprah; and Packers Hall-of-Famers William Henderson, Larry McCarren and Marco Rivera. They spoke to freshmen students about bullying and [...]
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Public Schools saw growth in graduation rates from 2009-10 to 2010-11 according to data released by the state Thursday, continuing a trend that has resulted in growth of approximately 17 percentage points since 1999-2000. MPS’ growth between 2009-10 and 2010-11 outpaced the state average in both graduation rates calculated by the Wisconsin [...]
The annual celebration of all Valedictorians and Salutatorians in MPS HIgh Schools is scheduled for Thursday, May 31, at 6:30 p.m. at MPS Central Services. The event kicks off the monthly meeting of the School Board. Approximately 100 students who have the highest academic scores in their individual high schools don their caps and gowns to [...]
Six hundred grade 3 students will take to their bikes at State Fair Park on Thursday, May 17. It’s the annual Winners Wear Helmets program, an initiative that teaches bike safety. The program begins at 9:00 a.m. Safe Kids Southeast Wisconsin Coalition is teaming up with Kiwanis Club of Metro Milwaukee, Habush Habush and Rottier and other [...]
MILWAUKEE — More than 100 volunteers – including 50 Target employees, City Year Milwaukee corps members and Milwaukee Public Schools students – came together Monday to give the playground at MPS’ Hopkins Lloyd Community School a vibrant makeover thanks to Target, the Zilber Family Foundation and City Year Milwaukee. The effort is part of Target: Milwaukee Matters, a partnership between the [...]
