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
Back when I used to blog about politics, I was a constant critic of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s PolitiFact operation. Or, as I called it, Politi”Fact,” with the emphasis on the sarcasm quotes. Why? Because PolitiFact Wisconsin, as the local franchise is known, tries to set itself up as a neutral arbiter, and so it [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
For anyone who lived on the North Side during that special time, the name “Bronzevillle” is spoken with reference. It’s the name of the legendary Milwaukee African-American community in the mid-20th Century that is remembered fondly in stark contrast to the current state of some black neighborhoods. Bronzeville was a small mecca of thriving black [...]
Milwaukee Public Schools’ Frederick J. Gaenslen School, 1250 E. Burleigh St., has received a national award. Gaenslen won the Project Lead the Way’s (
School board elections take place on April and in order to help you make a more informed decision at the polls in this race, which often flies under the radar, we’ve asked each of the seven candidates – running for four seats on the 9-member board (there are eight regional districts and one at-large seat) [...]
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