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)
During a long meeting Thursday night, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors authorized a boost to starting teacher salary for new Milwaukee Public Schools teachers in a move to make the district more competitive as MPS seeks 700 new teachers for the upcoming school year. New teachers and administrators will also have 24 months instead [...]
This is a guest blog by Angelina Cruz, a teacher in the Racine Unified School District. We live in an era in which the perceptions of public education have been formed based upon political ideologues bent on reform by means of accountability measures. These accountability measures in large part tie both school and teacher performance [...]
Harlem Globetrotter Special K Daley will visit to Golda Meir School, 1555 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., this morning at 10:45 a.m. to speak out against bullying. Daley will present “The ABCs of Bullying Prevention,” a program aimed at kids ages 6 to 12 which was designed by the Harlem Globetrotters in conjunction [...]
Families with school-age kids will have a lot of time with the little ones over the holiday break. And a lot of that time will be spent inside with family. Need an excuse to get out of the house and do something fun? The Milwaukee Public Library has a slate of events that can help. [...]
We extend our deepest and most heartfelt sympathies to the families and community in Newtown, Connecticut.
The Harley-Davidson Museum and Arts@Large have teamed up to showcase unique student artwork in the museum’s latest exhibit, “Industrial Innovation Gets Elementary.” Students from grades 4 through 8 at Stuart and Keefe Elementary Schools participated in a collaborative workshop with Harley-Davidson Motor Company designers and engineers to create a set of 120 motorcycle gas tank [...]
Dressed sharply in a vest, tie and dress slacks, Greg Jennings looked more gubernatorial than athletic when he walked into the cozy confines of the Lake Valley Camp building at 24th and Cherry Streets. Addressing a room full of students, that was exactly the point. Forget the Green Bay Packers. Forget the number 85. “I’m [...]
Like a lot of kids her age, singer Hannah Mrozak was a victim of bullying in middle school. The Richfield resident, now 14, moved to a new school in fifth grade. “I was a little on the heavier side and I just didn’t really think I fit in,” she remembers. “I was different from a [...]
Sadly, one of the Milwaukee area’s most horrendous tragedies occurred this year when white supremacist Wade Michael Page shot and killed six people Aug. 5 at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek. Page then shot himself. The incident inspired reactions from individuals worldwide, including President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Michelle Obama [...]
A loop of video showing the Blue Angels soaring through the heavens was projected on a screen above the stage in the gymnateriatorium at Maryland Avenue Montessori, a Milwaukee Public School on the East Side celebrating 125 years in its current building this year. Despite their speed and acrobatics, they couldn’t hold a flame – [...]
The Grammy Foundation has awarded Milwaukee Public Schools’
Recently, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has been touting his balanced budget and the surplus money he put into a rainy day fund. I have a hard time celebrating this news as the Janesville school district continues to face dire economic issues …. rainy day fund or no
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