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Some children were exposed to lead and investigators found flaking paint inside aging schools. Two federal experts, expected to help guide the response, have lost their jobs.
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.
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Public Schools ... former Director of Facilities and Maintenance Services Sean Kane was removed from his role while he was overseeing lead abatement work within MPS schools. The ...
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 ...
Lead-Safe Schools Milwaukee is calling for local and state elected officials to improve state funding for K-12 school ...