Brewers bullpen catcher helps kids get their mitts on warm coats
Racine native Marcus Hanel is Brewers’ bullpen catcher. That means it’s his job to make sure the Brewers’ pitching staff stays warm. This morning,…
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MPS teachers ratify cost-cutting contract
Milwaukee Public Schools teachers have voted to ratify the first-ever four-year contract — an agreement that includes a retroactive pay freeze and a health…
Read MoreVoice your opinion to Congress on child nutrition
A number of people have appeared on my radar lately calling for changes — in Milwaukee, but also beyond — in the quality of…
Read MoreTeachers get “Superman” deal
In honor of teacher appreciation week, teachers can show a credential and get in to see Davis’ Guggenheim’s “Waiting for Superman” at a reduced…
Read MoreHarley appreciates teachers
Lately it might seem that teachers are getting guff from every side. But the folks at the Harley-Davidson Museum want teachers to know they’ve…
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City Year’s youthful talent serves students, teachers well
Things move quickly in Mr. Miller’s sixth grade math class at Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts. Perhaps the hanging motorcycle shrine right inside…
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Hayes students collaborate with Philly rockers
This November, while some kids in Milwaukee Public Schools will go about the business of learning as they always do, some kids at Hayes…
Read MoreCanada suggests optimism and new ideas
Harlem Children’s Zone‘s Geoffrey Canada gave the closing keynote address at the Alliance for Children & Families‘ conference Friday morning at the Hyatt Regency…
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King students flex their freedom of the press
If you expect school papers to be full of fluff and sports, you clearly haven’t seen a copy of The King’s Page, created by…
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Everyone loses in the “Race to Nowhere”
While the education debate rages on in all its myriad forms, from vouchers and choice to accountability and merit pay to standardized testing and…
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