PolitiFact sorts only some of the “truth” on voucher schools, leaves out key objections to program’s expansion
79 MPS students earn national German language awards
Private school voucher expansion: A growing taxpayer-funded entitlement
The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: A Failure
Infinite Campus likely to be Wisconsin statewide school information system (Updated)
Lately I’ve been reading two books that have nearly identical subtitles on their jackets. But what’s between the hardcovers of these titles couldn’t be more different. “
Archive for December, 2011
Milwaukee kids set Guinness record for reading
Winterfest is more than bouncy houses, a carousel and rides. According to a Visit Milwaukee press release issued today, Milwaukee’s “Read It To Beat It” challenge surpassed the previous Guinness World Book of Records title of “the most children reading together with an adult” on Wednesday morning at Winter Fest – the newest and coolest addition [...]
Downtown Montessori acquires St. Augustine building
From Bay View Compass: “Downtown Montessori Academy is planting its roots in the Bay View community after purchasing the building it has rented for the past five years.”
Adam Bradley on hip-hop
In a previous blog posting I talked about Adam Bradley’s “Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip-Hop” as a source for teachers to understand and connect curriculum to popular culture. I have since learned that Adam Bradley has edited an entire anthology on rap that can be reviewed
A guide to MPS facilities changes
The MPS board met Tuesday night to vote on a number of school closings, moves and other changes. Here is a quick guide to the results, courtesy of MPS. The following schools will close at the end of the current school year (June 2012): 65th Street School Burroughs Middle School SUPAR WORK Institute Montessori High [...]
Discovery World helps build the “Water Generation”
One hundred students from six area high schools will participate in Discovery World’s “Building the Water Generation,” a special program created to help high school students understand the importance of freshwater resources. The program will take place Tuesday, Dec. 13 as part of Discovery World’s United Nations-recognized Thirst Program. It will include presentations from industry, political [...]
Schools need a truly multicultural approach
Sunday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Crossroads section ran a thoughtful
68th Street School community wins short-term victory
The parents and staff at 68th Street Early Childhood Education Center on 68th and Moltke Avenue have reason to celebrate. At least for now. For the second straight year, the school, built in 1917 and acquired by MPS when the city annexed the land on which it sits, has faced closure. Last year, the community [...]
MPS must overcome obstacles
There are no excuses for the low performance of MPS students on the
Activity buzzing as Dover School prepares to become The Hive
When the educational program at Dover Street School moved at the end of the last school year to a nearby building it shares with the Tippecanoe program, the 1889-vintage Bay View school building is the site of a planned neighborhood arts center. According creative director Kellie Krawczyk,
8-hour MPS meeting reveals complexities of school changes
There were 20 items on last night’s
Meet Larry Miller, new OnMilwaukee.com blogger
For my first blog with OnMilwaukee.com, I wanted to give some background of my views on our K-12 education system. I have been accused of caring only about public education and public schools. For that I plead guilty. I believe in the importance of the concept of “public,” which I define as affecting and pertaining [...]
MPS committee agenda packed with school changes
The Milwaukee Public Schools Board Committee on Innovation and School Reform has a packed agenda for its meeting tomorrow evening at 5:30 p.m. Most of the 20 items relate to closing or changing school programs, though there are also some recommendations to renew some expiring charter school contracts. Some of the closure items have roots [...]
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