Thurston Woods Campus benefits from federal dollars for Commitment Schools
At Thurston Woods Campus, Principal Keona Jones has used a portion of the funds the school was awarded through the Commitment Schools program to…
Read MoreOctober, 2014
Back to the old (school)house after nearly 70 years
The first time I walked into the attic at Maryland Avenue Montessori School, I was wowed by the amount of graffiti. Rendered in pencil,…
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“AninA” teaches students an important message at education screening
On the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 7, large yellow buses parked outside of the Oriental Theatre on 2230 N. Farwell Ave. Inside the main…
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There be Dragons: Why Dr. Driver’s sailing may not be so smooth
I just turned 40 a few weeks ago — barely into my prime! — but it seems I have reached the point in my…
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MPS details Malcolm X settlement for city committee
A group of Milwaukee Public Schools officials appeared before the Common Council’s Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee at City Hall Tuesday morning to offer…
Read MoreGreat teaching endures in the memories of students
By Kathy Quirk — I recently attended my high school reunion – I won’t say which one, but let’s say it’s in the decades….
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Fuller backs Common Core standards
This is no time for Wisconsin to abandon the Common Core education standards, according to Howard Fuller, former superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools. The…
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Milwaukee Talks: MPS superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver
Yesterday, on the morning she officially began work as permanent MPS superintendent — becoming the first woman to hold that office — we sat…
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With a mandate, Driver must now row harder than ever
In what appears to be a pretty unprecedented move Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors called off the search for a permanent…
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Driver named permanent superintendent of MPS
In a special board meeting Tuesday night, the MPS Board of School Directors voted to hire acting superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver as the permanent…
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