| it's chilly and wet and it doesn't
really feel very summer-like |
00:00:00.010 - 00:00:03.428 |
| outside this morning but after today
thousand the kids in our area will be |
00:00:03.428 - 00:00:07.019 |
| out of school for the summer |
00:00:07.019 - 00:00:08.349 |
| and so this morning doctor keep closely
with MPs joins us live outside Burbank |
00:00:08.349 - 00:00:12.419 |
| elementary school on Milwaukee's west
side to reflect on the school year just |
00:00:12.419 - 00:00:15.820 |
| a little bit |
00:00:15.820 - 00:00:16.649 |
| doctor Jose good morning thanks so much
for being with us good morning I'm so |
00:00:16.649 - 00:00:22.320 |
| happy to be with you this morning |
00:00:22.320 - 00:00:23.689 |
| well let's talk about as some other
successes this year for MPS as we are |
00:00:23.689 - 00:00:27.399 |
| here on the last day of school |
00:00:27.399 - 00:00:28.959 |
| %uh the school didn't really grace that
the graduating seniors |
00:00:28.960 - 00:00:32.029 |
| they set a record for scholarship money
this year yes state that we are |
00:00:32.029 - 00:00:38.460 |
| that $36 million plus I double what we
have |
00:00:38.460 - 00:00:42.700 |
| that like three years ago almost three
years ago so we doubled that |
00:00:42.700 - 00:00:46.260 |
| and I we did when asked about that
there's sorry doctor probably to |
00:00:46.259 - 00:00:51.420 |
| interrupt you we do want to ask you to
MPs is under |
00:00:51.420 - 00:00:53.829 |
| you know some scrutiny a lot of people
been talking about this lately some |
00:00:53.829 - 00:00:56.448 |
| lawmakers want to create a recovery
school district |
00:00:56.448 - 00:00:59.198 |
| for struggling schools that would remove
them from the MPS system |
00:00:59.198 - 00:01:02.579 |
| what it is you're doing to fix those
schools that are struggling |
00:01:02.579 - 00:01:07.810 |
| we are working hard every single day we
have our commitment schools who have |
00:01:07.810 - 00:01:12.140 |
