{"id":15,"date":"2014-09-23T21:34:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T21:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/franklin\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:28:38","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3370\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-1112026-06-12-111246-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-1112026-06-12-111246-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-1112026-06-12-111246.png 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At Benjamin Franklin School, we are committed to providing rigorous, engaging, and affirming instruction for every student. Our educators deliver grade-level content with multiple entry points, fostering academic and personal growth through productive struggle. We honor each student\u2019s identity and lived experience, connecting learning to the real world to build critical thinking, empowerment, and a strong sense of belonging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3369\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-1112026-06-12-111153-300x96.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-1112026-06-12-111153-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-1112026-06-12-111153.png 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We envision a school community where students\u2019 identities are honored, their voices are valued, and they are empowered to think critically, act with purpose, and contribute meaningfully to a more just and equitable world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Benjamin Franklin School, we are committed to providing rigorous, engaging, and affirming instruction for every student. Our educators deliver grade-level content with multiple entry points, fostering academic and personal growth through productive struggle. We honor each student\u2019s identity and lived experience, connecting learning to the real world to build critical thinking, empowerment, and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3142,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-15","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/franklin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}