Photos taken inside LaFollette School and Albert E. Kagel School show chipped lead paint on classroom walls, ceilings and furniture. The schools are among seven that have been cleaned overnight or ...

A newly painted classroom at Trowbridge School of Great Lakes Studies in Milwaukee. The school was closed temporarily in 2025 while crews removed and sealed damaged lead paint. In 2025, Milwaukee ...

As workers set up stations at North Division High School’s cafeteria to test children’s blood for lead, a group of frustrated parents and community activists gathered just outside the main entrance.

Sending her twin 6½-year-olds to school, Katjusa Cisar had always assumed the building was free of common environmental hazards. Then she learned Trowbridge School of Great Lakes Studies, the 1894 ...

When a curious toddler began chewing chipped lead-based paint, the damage was immediate and devastating. Because lead mimics calcium, it easily crosses the blood-brain barrier in young children, ...

Milwaukee families, concerned about the discovery of lead paint hazards in local schools, could soon see progress on some of their demands for more transparency from the school district. At an April ...

Lead-based paint is one of the leading causes of lead exposure among children. (AP Photo) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region.