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SUMMARY:FUEL Milwaukee Leadership Luncheon w/ Colleston Morgan\, Jr.
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DESCRIPTION:Leadership Luncheon W/ Colleston Morgan\, Jr. Executive Directo
	r\, City Forward Collective If you want to understand Milwaukee’s future\,
	 start with its children. Nearly 109\,000 Milwaukee students receive a pub
	licly funded education. Today\, only about one in four are proficient in E
	nglish language arts and about one in five in math—less than half the prof
	iciency rates seen across the rest of Wisconsin. And by City Forward Colle
	ctive’s measure\, 61% of Milwaukee students attend schools performing belo
	w expectations. That’s not a school-system problem. It’s a Milwaukee probl
	em. For Colleston Morgan\, Jr.\, those numbers are personal. A Milwaukee n
	ative\, former teacher and now Executive Director of City Forward Collecti
	ve\, Colleston has built his career around improving what comes next for M
	ilwaukee kids. His work brings together data\, policy\, parents\, educator
	s and community leaders to push beyond the politics of which kind of schoo
	l a child attends and focus on something more fundamental: whether that ch
	ild is getting a great education. And he’s seen what organized action can 
	accomplish. In 2023\, City Forward Collective worked alongside hundreds of
	 Milwaukee parents in an advocacy effort that helped secure an additional 
	$140 million in state funding for Milwaukee students. Big issue\, real sta
	kes—and real movement. You don’t have to work in education to have a stake
	 in what happens next. Join us over lunch as Colleston takes us beyond the
	 headlines and politics to understand what’s really happening in Milwaukee
	’s schools\, what’s working\, where we’re falling short and what it will t
	ake to move the needle. Whether you’ve called Milwaukee home your entire l
	ife or are building your life and career here now\, this is one of those i
	ssues worth understanding—and a conversation worth having a seat at. More 
	About the Speaker: Born and raised in Milwaukee\, Colleston Morgan\, Jr. w
	as appointed President &amp\; Executive Director of City Forward Collectiv
	e in 2023 after previously serving as the organization’s Vice President of
	 Strategy and Policy. He began his career as a social studies teacher at G
	.W. Carver High School\, where he was named Teacher of the Year. Colleston
	 later worked at the Louisiana Department of Education and New Orleans Pub
	lic Schools\, ultimately serving in a Cabinet-level role as Chief Strategy
	 Officer. There\, he played a key role in developing and implementing the 
	plan that returned New Orleans’ public charter school system to local gove
	rnance after more than a decade of state control. He has also been recogni
	zed nationally for his work in charter school authorizing and school accou
	ntability. Colleston earned an A.B. in Government from Harvard University 
	and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago. He is an alu
	m of the Pahara Institute\, Cambiar Catalyst Fellowship and New Leaders Co
	uncil. About the Leadership Luncheon Series The Leadership Luncheon Series
	 connects early- to mid-career professionals with the influential leaders 
	shaping Milwaukee’s future. These fast-moving\, 60-minute conversations ar
	e designed to deliver practical leadership lessons\, local insight\, and m
	eaningful connection before sending you back into your workday energized a
	nd ready to lead.
LOCATION:MMAC\, 301 W. Wisconsin Avenue\, Suite 220\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 5320
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