Build first, close later: MPS superintendent pitches new approach to school facilities

Milwaukee Public Schools wants to suggest a list of new buildings and schools targeted for investment or renovation before it closes any schools, Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said at the Great Schools Committee meeting Monday night.

“We do not want to come with a list of closing,” Cassellius said. “We want a list of building or renovating or doing additions.”

Cassellius said new buildings could make the district a competitive choice for the 60,000 students in the city who don’t attend MPS…

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