New foundation leader discusses funding for Milwaukee schools, PBS Wisconsin offers new educational resources

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Heard On The Morning Show
Second-grade teacher Melissa Shugg teaches a lesson
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The new leader of The Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation discusses the role of philanthropic funding for K-12 education. Then, we explore new educational resources from PBS Wisconsin.

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  • New PBS Wisconsin educational programming

    Newly released music by Wisconsin artists and newly produced biographies of people throughout Wisconsin history are now available from PBS Wisconsin. We learn about these songs and stories.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Mackenzie Krumme Producer
  • Keegan Kyle Producer
  • Joe Tarr Producer
  • Royce Podeszwa Technical Director
  • Tiffany Tardy Guest
  • Alyssa Tsagong Guest
  • Laurie Fellenz Guest