Milwaukee Parents Sound the Alarm on MPS Budget Cuts
01 April 2026

Milwaukee Parents Sound the Alarm on MPS Budget Cuts

What's Going On with Earl Ingram

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This episode is sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union. Check out their website at ACLU.org for more information.





Milwaukee Public Schools families are organizing. Earl Ingram sits down with Kristen Payne and Nora Janssen from MPS Parents for a Fair Budget, along with MTEA President Ingrid Walker-Henry, to unpack the district's $50 million budget shortfall — and why classroom staff, not contracts, are taking the hit. From slashed counselor hours to no-bid superintendent contracts, this conversation gets to the heart of what Milwaukee's children deserve.

Guests: Kristen Payne, Ingrid Walker-Henry