MPS superintendent speaks on new school year, flood cleanup, lead paint

02/09/2025 13 min
MPS superintendent speaks on new school year, flood cleanup, lead paint

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It’s the first day of school for many Milwaukee-area students, and it was a long road to get here. Fifty elementary schools in the Milwaukee public school district were cleaned and painted this summer to cover and remove toxic lead paint. Then, just three weeks before the start of the school year, 24 campuses were damaged during historic rainfall and flooding.  Dr. Brenda Cassellius is the superintendent of MPS. She was featured in this month’s issue of Milwaukee Magazine. Dr. Cassellius started the job in March and joins WUWM education reporter Katherine Kokal to talk about the start to her first full school year here in Milwaukee. 

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