MPS staggers start of school to help youngest students feel at home
Taking something of a page from the book of the district’s successful public Montessori schools, all MPS schools this year will use a staggered…
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Great Teachers are Collaborative Teachers
By Cecilia Marrero — Have you ever been in a second grade classroom with ninety students and four teachers? I have. But before you start…
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Mitchell is among area schools getting a primp from GE volunteers today
Today, more than 2,500 current and retired GE employees, plus about 150 other volunteers, are walking into 16 Milwaukee Public Schools and four Waukesha…
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MPS will offer free meals to all students
All MPS students will now have access to free breakfast and lunch at school. Over the summer, Milwaukee Public Schools was accepted into a…
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Have standardized school supply lists simplified your shopping?
Three years ago, Milwaukee Public Schools decided — for better or for worse — to standardize its school supplies lists by grade level. It…
Read MoreCelebrate Teachers: Mrs. Rosalind Bennett
By Kathy Bergant — First on my list of best, favorite, most dedicated, and most influential teachers is Mrs. Rosalind Bennett. She taught second grade…
Read MorePraise Song for Teachers
Praise Song for Teachers by Reggie Finlayson Like those who plow the virgin soil, hard as granite on northern shores, like those whose mud-caked,…
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