Gennea Gaughan

Colleston Morgan Jr., executive director of City Forward Collective, emphasizes the importance of balancing data with personal engagement when choosing a school. He highlights his organization’s school finder map as a tool for parents to track student growth and proficiency rates. While these metrics provide a crucial baseline, Morgan stresses that parents should also have direct conversations with educators to gain a complete picture of a school’s environment. Additional Wisconsin based experts note that specialized options like magnet programs can help students lean into specific interests, such as the arts or STEM, though high-demand programs may have limited access.

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City Forward Collective is proud to announce that our Executive Director, Colleston Morgan Jr., has been recognized by Madison365 as one of Wisconsin’s 32 Most Influential Black Leaders for 2025. This honor highlights Colleston’s leadership in education advocacy, policy analysis, and community engagement across Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin. Under his guidance, City Forward Collective has become a trusted voice on education data, accountability, and parent empowerment. We congratulate Colleston on this well-deserved recognition and thank him for his continued commitment to advancing opportunity for students and families across Wisconsin.  Read the full list on Madison365. 

Local nonprofit organizations, such as Neu‑Life Community Development, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee (BGCGM), and PEARLS for Teen Girls, are playing a vital role in Milwaukee by providing safe spaces, mentorship, after-school and summer programs, and long-term support for children and teens — especially those growing up amid instability and limited resources.

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Carmen School of Science and Technology Northwest Campus has been in partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools for about 11-years as an independent charter school. But that partnership is at risk of coming to an abrupt end as MPS is debating whether or not to move forward with giving Carmen Northwest another 3-year renewal authorization agreement at 5496 N. 72nd St on the city’s north side.

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In less than six weeks, voters will decide whether Milwaukee Public Schools gets another $252 million through a property tax increase. In a one-on-one interview, CBS 58 asked MPS Superintendent Keith Posley how the district will use that money, and how those dollars will improve student performance in a district that currently lags behind many of its big-city peers.

Milwaukee residents, especially Black and Hispanic families like mine, are once again demanding real change and more high-quality school choices. Why do so many Milwaukee leaders treat voices like ours with passive indifference – if not active disdain?