Local schoolkids get a leg up in “Mad Hot Ballroom” on Saturday
Although my child hasn’t participated in “Mad Hot Ballroom,” his school takes part and from what I’ve heard in the hallways and PTO meetings,…
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Ravitch’s book has lessons for Milwaukee schools
Public education is in crisis across America. And in Milwaukee, it is no different. In recent months, the state has withheld money from MPS,…
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Parents’ Sound-off: Who hates homework more, you or your kid?
All school-aged kids have some form of homework. It starts out light — maybe just a reading log and the occasional worksheet — and…
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Local families choose homeschooling
The object of admiration, suspicion or even derision, homeschoolers — like all families — are not easily categorized. There are nearly 20,000 home-schooled kids…
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Parents, staff create success at Highland Community School
The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) get a lot of negative buzz — some of which is warranted, and some of which is not. In…
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Do Milwaukee kids still walk alone to school?
Recently, someone asked me when my kids would walk to school alone. We only live three blocks from our elementary school, but the answer…
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Are spelling tests stupid?
Every week, my kid — who is in second grade — has five spelling words to learn. We have numerous strategies to learn them,…
Read MoreSchool finance is sexy
OK, maybe school finance isn’t sexy, but it’s really important, as a few hundred angry taxpayers indicated recently to the Milwaukee school board, so…
Read MoreBasic training
I got a little heated at an MPS school board meeting this week. The board, of which I am a member, was gathered to…
Read More10 commandments for MPS school board members
It’s been quite a week. Four new Milwaukee school board members were seated this Wednesday, at a meeting where we also elected our officers….
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