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The mission of fostering academic excellence and equitable access to education for every MPS kid continues to power through the summer season—even after “break mode” sets in. On Wednesday, June 26th, the MPS Foundation held its inaugural Golf Outing at Brown Deer Golf Course. The Golf Outing supported numerous programs and services supported by the…

MPS Foundation awarded $115,000 in scholarships to the Class of 2024 On Wednesday, May 8th, families, friends, donors, and community members all gathered at the warm and welcoming confines of the University-Milwaukee Grand Ballroom to honor more than 25 extraordinary MPS college-bound seniors. Graduation was still weeks away, so what warranted the generous spread of…

Hundreds of students displayed their love and knowledge of STEM Milling through the MPS STEM Fair at the Baird Center on May 9th, you could find 282 kid-designed ideas. Tornado-proof houses, stethoscopes, a few different varieties of magnetic slime, and balloon-powered cars. Even elephant toothpaste. When students from kindergarten through high school had the chance…

Episode airs on WISN-TV 12 in Milwaukee, Saturday, May 11 at 10:35pm We know children have more questions than class time can answer. And since every child deserves access to comprehensive and accurate tutors, Jaliza Toliver, an MPS senior at James E. Groppi High School has designed an app that offers study help at any…

2,400 students honored countries and cultures from around the world On Thursday, April 11th, 2,400 MPS students traveled to every one of the 193 United Nations member countries without leaving downtown Milwaukee, thanks to MPS’ United Nations Schools of International Learning (UNSIL) program and the MPS social studies department which administers the program with the…

Rozlind in her classroom at Kilbourn Elementary School Rozlind Davis has been an essential presence at Kilbourn Elementary School in Milwaukee’s Westlawn Gardens Neighborhood for over 30 years. She began volunteering there as a parent of a 5-year-old student in 1990. Two years later, the school hired her and over time she became a paraprofessional,…

Asma with her mother at MPS Foundation’s 2023 Celebration of Scholars event Overcoming adversity, a select few not only triumph over obstacles but also make it their life’s mission to aid those who have confronted similar hardships. Asma Osman, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar in Southeast Asia, is one such remarkable person. Her journey has…

Welcome to the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation’s 2023 Impact Report and Spotlight Stories, an inspiring testament to the collective impact we have achieved over the past year. In this report, we celebrate our successes through both the quantifiable achievements highlighted in the infographic below and the deeply human narratives captured in our three spotlight stories.…

The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Foundation has chosen philanthropic professional, educational leader, and MPS alum Willie Jude II as its new Executive Director. His proven track record of fueling advancement, community philanthropy, and educational equity and a passion for helping Milwaukee students succeed made him the standout choice for this new role. As Executive Director,…