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)
Summer is almost here – and so is your child’s opportunity to be a Super Reader! The Milwaukee Public Library kicks off their annual Super Reader Summer Reading Program today. The program encourages children to read or be read to every day during the summer, while tracking reading progress in a folder and earning incentives [...]
This morning, Jenny Aicher, a teacher at Downtown Montessori in Bay View, wrote to share some big news on campus. A 7-year-old, second-grade student in her class received a handwritten note from Vice President Joe Biden. “Myles and I were having lunch one day when he said, ‘Barb, I have a really good idea’,” recalls [...]
The idea that every child – at every school – in Milwaukee deserves green space is one to which
I’m having a parenting dilemma that is becoming harder and harder for me to ignore and I am very interested to know if anyone else has faced it. How do I tell my children that some adults are stupid, and some of their rules are stupid, without teaching them to disrespect authority and other people [...]
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, I’m offering up an encore of this 2011 blog posting. This weekend, I found a
This evening, the public will have a unique opportunity to view the work of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Visual Art students at MPS’ Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School. The students, who participated in the two-year intensive visual arts program, have each created a 30-piece body of work with a central theme and have chosen [...]
Director Michael Bonds was unanimously re-elected Tuesday evening as president of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors for the 2013-14 Board year. Director Meagan Holman was unanimously elected vice president. She replaces Director Larry Miller in that role. The Tuesday administrative meeting was the first Board meeting for newly-elected Board directors Tatiana Joseph, who represents [...]
The latest results from a new system of standardized tests for Wisconsin students has set off yet another round in the seemingly endless debate about education in Milwaukee. Which is best? Public schools or voucher schools? If you’ve been paying attention to the debate that has surrounded this issue for the past 30 years or [...]
When you work with young people in Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods, it’s easy to see how important it is for them to be able to get a job one day. Before they do, it’s even more important they know how to apply for a job. Many young people looking for jobs this summer want to work [...]
By April Spray Newton Just like, oh, the rest of the world, Iʼm horrified by what happened in Boston this week during the marathon. Bombing anyone, at any time, for any reason, is absurd. During war, we say itʼs necessary, but we still know itʼs absurd. It becomes even more bizarre when civilians are the [...]
Seventy-nine Milwaukee Public Schools students have won national honors for their German language skills from the American Association of Teachers of German. More than two dozen of the MPS students – 27 – received Gold Certificates for scoring in the top 10% nationally on this school year’s AATG National German Exam. Another 30 MPS [...]
Why vote in this race? There are almost a million reasons. If you are writing a column and you want people to take a nap while pretending to read it, try writing about the exciting race for Superintendent of Schools in Wisconsin. But once you shake your head to rid it of exciting thoughts you [...]
The world is full of beautiful, unexpected collisions. Take for example the upcoming “After School’s Out” benefit concert at The Hotel Foster on Friday, March 22. The show, organized by Alice Cooper bassist Chuck Garric and his better half – and OnMilwaukee.com contributor – Lindsay Garric was put together to raise money for
Milwaukee area students are being recognized by the American Association of Teachers of German for its students’ outstanding performance on the annual National German Exam. Rufus King High School had four juniors and 13 seniors winning the Gold Certificate, placing at or above the 90th percentile nationwide. The Milwaukee School of Languages had five juniors [...]
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