In The Classroom

MPS’ chief academic officer, Heidi Ramirez, who came to Milwaukee with superintendent Gregory Thornton when he arrived in 2010, has resigned. Ramirez said she…

Any parent knows that kids can and will surprise you. For example, Danceworks‘ Mad Hot Ballroom program has challenged perceptions of what fifth and…

Every business owner realizes the importance of a skilled and educated workforce. The power of any organization lies in its people and their ability…

Even before Gov. Scott Walker and the state legislature made massive cuts to education last year, Milwaukee Public Schools students were struggling to receive…

Much has been written about the achievement gap in Milwaukee Public Schools. Hands are wrung over our students’ test scores and heads shake each…

Last week, MPS’ Albert Kagel School in Walker’s Point celebrated International Day and though I couldn’t make it down to check it out, I…

If you ask me why I choose to be a volunteer tutor with the children of MPS it would be an impossibility to narrow…

The National Library Legislative Days are April 23-24 at our nation’s capital. While members of the National Library Association are reminding our legislators why…

In 2003, if you had asked me where I would be in five years, I wouldn’t have had the most articulate response. As a…

MPS and the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association are working together to create MPS Children’s Week, which kicks off Sunday, April 22 and runs through…