It’s summer, but there’s still school news
Here are some tidbits to remind you that school is just around the corner. Remember, first day back is Thursday, Sept. 1. There is…
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Montessori High has had success
On Monday, I posted here about an NAACP report that touted the quality education on offer at Milwaukee Public Schools’ Montessori programs. In it,…
Read MoreTwo schools get a new charter tenant; not a new owner (yet)
The Business Journal reported yesterday afternoon that Milwaukee College Prep – an MPS non-instrumentality charter (that means they are MPS schools but are not…
Read MoreTeachers get a union survey and an open letter from MPS
Although the MTEA has repeatedly said it would not enter into negotiations with MPS to change the contract that both sides agreed upon last…
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NAACP report touts public Montessori schools
If you read my blog posts, you know I support public education. You may have also gleaned that I believe in the public Montessoris…
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Uniform school supply lists simpler, but may stretch budgets
Throughout much of the spring, there were little buzzes around the district that MPS was looking at supply lists on the individual school websites…
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Architectural gems “haunted” by schoolhouse echoes
As a kid I thought I knew my school inside and out. I spent seven years there, after all. But, only once did I…
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MPS’ Master Facilities Plan provides interesting tidbits
On June 30, Milwaukee Public Schools published the first phase of its Master Facilities Plan as an initial step in moving forward with a…
Read MoreTalk of K3 fees seems dead for now
I can’t honestly say I didn’t see it coming. In fact, when we learned at our school that MPS would trim funding for K3…
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Neeskara reminds me of my grade school
I can’t tell you when P.S. 199 in Brooklyn was built, but when I look at Milwaukee schools like Neeksara and Fernwood – both…
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