MPS meeting on Dover St. School building leaves questions unanswered
The excess space owned by the Milwaukee Public Schools has been in the news a lot lately. Wednesday in Madison, for example, the state…
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Community and Montessori Come Together in Milwaukee
Sharing a beautiful blog posted by the documentary filmmakers of “Building the Pink Tower” It was May and snowing in Wisconsin. Jan and I…
Read MoreOpen invitation to the mad, the curious and the skepitcal
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is proud to have one of the largest populations of public Montessori students in the United States. MPS along with the…
Read MorePrincipal training: Are we doing it wrong?
If you ask a question like that, the answer is almost always, “Yes, of course.” (A more cynical me might have written, “This is…
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Milwaukee Public Schools: Vested in Montessori Education
Parents who can afford to send their children to private school often choose a Montessori education. MPS is making Montessori education public; accessible to…
Read MoreMPS proposed budget: Could have been worse. Could have been better, too.
I talked to Meagan Holman, 8th district representative on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, a couple of weeks ago, well before the Superintendent’s…
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Democrats should support public education
Removing the Walker regime is within the grasp of Wisconsin voters. Walker’s policies, if allowed to continue, will make pain and suffering the order…
Read MoreMPS finally discontinues “sweetener” pension
At its March 29 full board meeting, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted to eliminate a 30-year-old perk its teachers enjoyed, which is…
Read MoreMTEA members vote down 2.6% contribution
The email just came through from MTEA: ” With a total of 3,931 members voting, 1,635 voted in favor of the measure and 2,296…
Read MoreSchool leadership continues to churn at MPS
How do you know it’s spring? Is it the birds, the crocuses (croci?), or March Madness? No–it’s that the first list of next fall’s…
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