The Milwaukee Public Schools board of directors will vote on the district’s $1.17 billion budget in June which includes a reduction in 400 full-time equivalent positions. The 2013 budget is 1.7 percent less than the current budget, which included unprecedented cuts in MPS this year, including $66.6 million in school operations and construction funds. Overall, fiscal year 2013 revenue for school operation is expected to be stable, according to MPS. However, $8.2 million additional revenue from... ... Read More

Concordia University Wisconsin will begin offering a physician assistant program in May 2013. The 26-month, full-time, year-round program is designed to prepare students to become physician assistants with an emphasis on primary care and preventative medicine. The program is applying for provisional accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant Inc. (ARC-PA) and anticipates being accredited in March 2013. Accreditation is required prior to starting... ... Read More

MILWAUKEE — Most people who own property in the city of Milwaukee recently learned the assessments on their land and home had fallen by thousands of dollars. Others saw their assessments soar. On Monday, they sought answers from the city assessor herself.

On Monday afternoon, May 14th, the city assessor appeared before the Milwaukee Common Council’s Judiciary and Legislation Committee to explain why those assessments changed so dramatically.

One of the biggest factors was the high number of foreclosures and bank sales in the city in recent months. City Assessor Mary Levy also said because there is no requirement that any homeowner let the city into a property, properly assessing a home is difficult.