State threatens to suspend funding to Milwaukee Public Schools

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The state is threatening to suspend funding to Milwaukee Public Schools. A letter sent to MPS Superintendent Dr. Keith Posley on Friday by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), said MPS has failed to provide key financial reports dating back 8 months. DPI alleges in the letter that MPS has overdue financial reports from as far as last September. The letter went on to say the issue impacts every school district in the state because DPI needs the data to estimate the amount of state funding each district will get for the next school year. The letter also said MPS would likely see a "significant reduction" in state general aid payments in 2024-2025 because of errors in reported costs for the 2022-2023 school year. In a joint statement Wednesday, the school board members said "We take this matter seriously and we are confident that we will be able to course correct promptly." Read more here: https://www.tmj4.com/news/milwaukee-county/state-threatens-to-withhold-funding-to-mps-alleges-incomplete-financial-reports ________________ TMJ4 News in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is your source for local breaking news, in-depth investigations, the latest weather and traffic, and livestreams on news happening right now. Subscribe to the TMJ4 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tmj4 Watch 24/7 TMJ4 live coverage here: https://www.tmj4.com/live Download the TMJ4 app: https://www.tmj4.com/apps Sign up for the TMJ4 Newsletter: https://www.tmj4.com/newsletters Watch more TMJ4 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tmj4 On The Go with James Groh: https://on.tmj4.com/3V1oLvH Milwaukee Tonight: https://on.tmj4.com/3UZroya