MTEA and WEAC see bold ideas to improve student achievement: lengthening the school day/year, reducing class sizes, and 9th grade intervention to prevent dropouts. These all are at the heart of the Milwaukee Opportunity Plan.

    Quick links

• The Milwaukee Opportunity Plan 
  ( pdf link)
• News release ( pdf link)
• Fact sheet ( pdf link)
• Frequently asked questions ( pdf link)

• Download a handout about the plan                                                                

The plan

Highlights of the Milwaukee
Opportunity Plan

• Introduction 
• The goal 
• Guiding principles 
• Read the entire plan ( pdf link)
      

More information

Additional resources about the Plan

• News release ( pdf link)
• Fact sheet ( pdf link)
• Frequently asked questions ( pdf link)
• Download a handout about the plan ( pdf link)

In the news

What's being said about the Plan

• Educators urge legislators to focus on real reform for Milwaukee’s public schools ( pdf link)
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: MPS plan gives mayor too much power, aldermen say
• State Rep. Tamara Grigsby: “Milwaukee Opportunity Plan is a step in the right direction” 
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Alternative to mayoral takeover = No MPS superintendent
• BizTimes Milwaukee: Teachers present alternative to mayoral takeover of MPS
• Business Journal of Milwaukee: Teachers detail alternative to mayoral MPS takeover
• Milwaukee Public Radio: Teachers Unveil Plan for MPS Reform 
• The Milwaukee Community Journal: Teachers present alternative to MPS mayoral takeover, governor’s plan
• Wisconsin State Journal: More time in schools is gaining support
• Site visit shines light on efforts to close achievement gaps in MPS  

School funding priority

Advocating for great schools

• School Finance Network 
• SFN: Governor’s proposal falls short of needed reform ( pdf link)
• Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: “School superintendents share money woes during forum”
• Wausau Daily Herald: “Educators, parents leery of proposals to reform schools” 
     
      
     
       
      
     
      
    

 MTEA

Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association

WEAC

Wisconsin Education Association Council