We’ve noticed that parent choice is not controversial for the families it was designed for and the students who truly need it. Howard Fuller, Abby Andrietsch and Colleston Morgan Special to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel When you spend every day working to help Milwaukee students achieve success, you are bound to learn a lesson or two […]
July 17, 2024 – In a special segment on ‘Fox & Friends,’ co-host Pete Hegseth took viewers inside Husco’s headquarters in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The exclusive tour, led by CEO Austin Ramirez, offered a glimpse into the heart of a company that is as dedicated to people as it is to high-tech manufacturing. A Walk Through Innovation As Pete […]
Expanding school raises $2.6 million for operations during Thursday gala Click here for full article.
Gala raises more than $3 million, including $2.6 million from nearly 800 attendees to support current students plus surprise contribution to Aug Prep North campaign Milwaukee (May 10, 2024) – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performing K4-12 non-denominational Christian school in Milwaukee, launched the public phase of a $25 million fundraising campaign for […]
Best New Development – Education Last year, “Aug Prep,” as the school is commonly known, expanded its facilities to include a $49 million elementary school, to which it welcomed more than 730 students in its first semester. Read full article here.
Great people: the key of a successful businessAustin Ramirez, Chief Executive Officer, Husco What experiences in your personal upbringing influenced your entrepreneur spirit?AR: My father (Gus) is a Puerto Rican immigrant who raised me with a deeply held belief in the American dream and an entrepreneurial grit that is so common among immigrants to this country. […]
Aug Prep Announces Bold New Plans for K-12 North Campus$100 million total investment will transform former Cardinal Stritch campus Milwaukee (February 27, 2024) – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (“Aug Prep”), a high-performing K4-12 Christian school, announced today bold new plans to invest a total of $100 million to transform the former Cardinal Stritch University property into […]
It was almost exactly six years ago when Gus Ramirez gave me a tour of the new St. Augustine Prep school building on Milwaukee’s south side. It was the day before the first school day ever for Aug Prep, as it is often called. Well-designed classrooms, ample space, a huge swimming pool with an accompanying […]
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 […]