MPS meeting on Dover St. School building leaves questions unanswered
The excess space owned by the Milwaukee Public Schools has been in the news a lot lately. Wednesday in Madison, for example, the state…
Read MoreOctober, 2013
Bringing art and music back into the classroom
“TA TA TEE TEE TA. TEERIE, TEERIE, TEERIE, TEERIE…” Those nonsense, cadenced words accompanied by properly timed claps, symbolized the rhythmic quality of musical…
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Celebrate schools with Mayfair Mall and the National Family Partnership
Mayfair Mall and the National Family Partnership announced two separate opportunities for kids and parents to have some fun and maybe raise some money…
Read MoreRipples of hope: We carry our teachers with us
By Desiree Pointer Mace — One of my favorite e.e. cummings poems is “i carry your heart.” I’ve often thought of this poem when I think…
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Report casts doubts on MMAC’s recovery districts presentations
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce – which has in the past supported stripping the elected school board of its power and drawing away funding…
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Win $2,100 for your school just for walking and cycling
Thousands of Milwaukee Public School students and students across the world will be tying up their laces and pumping up their bike tires for…
Read MoreWhat Are We Celebrating When We Celebrate Teachers and Teaching?
By Mary Diez — When we think about wonderful teachers, it’s probably their impact on young people that is at the forefront of our minds….
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Meeting on Dover Street School’s future set
Dover Street School has been empty for a couple years after its program moved to the former Fritsche Middle School building, also in Bay…
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MPS teacher awarded prestigious national educator prize
Having taught in Milwaukee Public Schools for five years, I get to see great teachers educate young minds every day. Ordinary days are filled…
Read MoreA is for Awesome! A is for Amazing!
Isn’t it fascinating that comes “out of the mouths of babes” often conveys what adults should be thinking? Students can sometimes be the very…
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