Children’s Health
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MPS moving on from director overseeing facilities during lead crisis
Sean Kane, the man in charge of overseeing facilities amid the lead crisis at Milwaukee Public Schools, is no longer with the district.
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MPS director overseeing facilities during lead crisis has been reprimanded by the state
The man in charge of overseeing facilities amid the lead crisis at Milwaukee Public Schools is being reprimanded by the state for misrepresenting himself after he didn’t renew his architect license.
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3 MPS schools still temporarily closed while lead remediation work is underway
Three schools in Milwaukee are still temporarily closed two weeks after it was announced that “significant lead hazards” were found inside the buildings.
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Superior has the state’s only private water utility. It’s making it harder to replace lead pipes.
Congress provided billions of dollars to help communities remove lead pipes under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. The funding will help water systems pay for those projects. Almost all of them can apply for forgivable loans. But Superior’s water utility is barred from doing so.
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MPS let kids into lead-contaminated classrooms, state says
“MPS allowed children back into the work areas at Fernwood to attend class on March 11, 2025, while paint chip dust and debris from the previous night’s work was present,” the letter states.
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Milwaukee Health Department closing 3 more MPS schools due to ‘significant lead hazards’
Three more schools in Milwaukee are closing after staff with the city health department identified “significant lead hazards” when inspecting the properties this week.
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Screening clinic will test Milwaukee school children who may have been exposed to high levels of lead
Health officials in Milwaukee are holding a free lead poisoning screening clinic for school children who may have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead at four Milwaukee Public Schools.
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A place to dream: Sleep in Heavenly Peace brings beds to children in rural Wisconsin
For Alyssa Schade and the volunteers she works with, it’s about more than providing a place to sleep—it’s about giving kids a place to dream.
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As measles outbreaks spread, Wisconsin could be vulnerable
With Wisconsin’s low measles vaccination rate, public health experts worry the state might soon see its own outbreak. “It’s really all hands on deck for our small department if a case were to come to Wisconsin,” said Melissa Geach, Iron County health officer.
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GOP bill would ban gender-affirming care for minors in Wisconsin
Lawmakers say the “Help Not Harm Act” will protect minors from “making life-altering, irreversible decisions that cause mental and bodily harm.”