Voice 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…
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Teachers 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…
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MPS teacher spotlight: John Kish
In this ongoing series, OnMilwaukee.com identifies talented teachers in the Milwaukee Public School system. In this latest segment, we talk to John Kish who…
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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Facebook adds anti-bullying application
In response to the recent bullying incidents that, in some cases, led to teen suicides, Facebook prompted SafetyWeb.com, the leading Web-based online monitoring software…
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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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