MILWAUKEE, July 26, 2023 — The Ramirez Family Foundation (the Foundation) announced today that it has acquired the Cardinal Stritch University campus in an agreement valued at $24 million. The campus’s excellent location, spacious facilities and rich educational and spiritual heritage closely align with the vision and mission of the Ramirez Family Foundation. While specific […]
K4-12 private choice school adding new $49 million school building. One of Milwaukee’s biggest and highest-performing schools is about to become substantially larger. As featured in Urban Milwaukee St. Augustine Preparatory Academy will open its new, $49 million elementary school building this fall, making the relatively new K4-12 school the largest single-campus school in the city. The private […]
The Ramirez Family Foundation is proud to provide college scholarships through All-In Milwaukee for the following St. Augustine Preparatory graduates: Jacqueline Aldana Frances Conejo Kelly Isidoro Cesar Martinez Jessica Narvaez Melissa Ruelas Gonzalez Hector Sotelo Juarez Omar Teran-Sierra Daniela Villa Josiah Zarate Tapia Congratulations to the AIM Class of 2023! For more information on All-In […]
More than 700 people gathered to provide critical support for the school’s continued growth, including the launch of a new elementary school and performing arts center opening in August. Full press release here. Milwaukee, May 5, 2023 – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performing K4-12 non- denominational Christian school on Milwaukee’s southside, announced […]
Milwaukee-based movie theater and hotel company The Marcus Corp. has added Austin Ramirez, chief executive officer of Husco International, to its board of directors. Ramirez has headed the Waukesha-based manufacturing firm since 2003. Husco makes hydraulic and electro-mechanical components for automotive and off-highway applications Ramirez also served as a White House Fellow on the National […]
Nearly 30 years ago, Milwaukee’s business community threw its weight behind a hoped-for solution to improving educational outcomes in the city. Stagnating graduation rates in Milwaukee Public Schools and even lower college completion rates pushed for-profit leaders to wade into the contentious political waters of school choice. “There was just a tremendous challenge in finding […]
Austin Ramirez (Husco International, Inc. – Chief Executive Officer) was our keynote speaker for the 2023 KEEN National Conference. Enjoy his interview with Joe Tranquillo (Associate Provost for Transformative Teaching & Learning and a Professor at Bucknell University). Austin Ramirez is CEO of Husco, a privately held engineering and manufacturing company. During his ten-year tenure […]
Aug Prep Again Rated Five-Stars by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Aug Prep’s growth is among the highest in the state; Rated top K-12 school for second year in a row Milwaukee, November 15, 2022 – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performingK4-12 non-denominational Christian school located in Milwaukee’s south side, again achieved a five-starrating, […]
After receiving the Friends of AugPrep award, Mary Ellen Stanek speaks on education in Milwaukee.
More than 750 people gathered to recognize BMO and Mary Ellen Stanek for their long-standing commitment to supporting high-quality education for all Milwaukee, May 6, 2022 – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performing K4-12 nondenominational Christian school, announced today it raised $2 million during its annual gala celebration to support the growing reach […]