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When you spend every day working to help Milwaukee students achieve success, you are bound to learn a lesson or two yourself along the way. When it comes to parent choice, we have learned the following:

The state Department of Public Instruction in October is expected to release scores from last school year on the Forward Exam, a statewide standardized test gauging whether Wisconsin schoolchildren are meeting benchmarks in literacy and math.

But a recent overhaul of the exam by the department could complicate routine efforts by state policymakers, school district leaders, parents and others who rely on the scores to measure success over time.

At age 60, William Johnson has watched his north central Milwaukee neighborhood change through the decades, from the consequences of lost manufacturing jobs to a rising number of vacant, boarded-up houses.

Milwaukee Public Schools recently released a list of 13 schools that could potentially close or merge, all of which are concentrated across four ZIP codes in Milwaukee’s northcentral region. It’s where Johnson went to school as a kid and where he still finds a tight-knit community.

CFC Action Fund proudly announces its endorsement of Brittany Kinser for Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction. With over two decades of experience in education as a teacher and administrator across both district and public charter schools, and a proven track record of driving meaningful change as an advocate for students and families, Kinser represents the bold, student-centered leadership Wisconsin’s schools need.

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.