The 16 grants "represent our continued commitment to enriching education for every student in the Wauwatosa School District,” the Education Foundation of Wauwatosa said in a news release.
The downgrade comes one month after the school district chose to spend down much of its cash balance to pay $3.5 million as part of the City of Wauwatosa’s settlement of a property tax dispute with Froedtert Hospital.
Two numbers. Two very different conclusions. Tosa Forward News took a closer look at differing teacher retention rates and what story they might tell about district culture, finding that the apparent discrepancy is largely a matter of interpretation and emphasis.
Nearly all of the two hours was devoted to hearing the words of the eight candidates themselves, as a crowd of more than 100 people listened inside the Longfellow theater. Tosa Forward News highlights some of their responses.
The forum will be held in the auditorium of Longfellow Middle School starting at 6:30 p.m. March 2, and those who cannot attend in person can register in advance to view the forum on Zoom.
Tosa Forward News contacted and interviewed each of the eight candidates to learn more about their backgrounds and to provide an opportunity to share their reasons for running for the school board in the April 7 election.
University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha has agreed to be the STEM school’s authorizer, allowing it to operate as an independent charter school once its nearly 20-year affiliation with the Wauwatosa School District ends this June.
The Wauwatosa School Board voted at its Jan. 26 meeting on authorizing up to 148 new students from outside the district to attend Wauwatosa schools in the 2026-27 school year.
All voting-age residents can weigh in on five proposed options for upgrading and possibly reconfiguring the four middle and high schools, proposals that could transform the physical spaces where many Tosa students learn.
