La’Ketta Caldwell, program manager at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, is equally comfortable hanging out with a group of teenagers and expressing herself through film and theater.
After the first year of administering the reconstructed GED, Milwaukee educators and students are changing their approach in order to pass the exam.
A delegation of refugee students from the International Learning Center will visit with state legislators in Madison on Feb. 10 to discuss reforms to a college aid program for minority students.
Families had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with school representatives from about 100 elementary, middle and high schools and to apply early for new schools in the fall.
A recent proposal by Republican legislators could open the door for charter schools to replace public schools. MPS officials called the plan a mistake.
Terry Evans brings almost two decades of non-profit experience and a love of family, community and nature to Washington Park.
Working to find new workshop space for more than six months after being forced out of North Division High School, One Hope Made Strong, which teaches construction industry skilled trades to low-income adults, has found a home at the Barack Obama School.
While the terms of five members of the nine-person school board will end this spring, there are only two contested races in the April election.
Youngsters learn about their city while building arts-related skills through a new Arts@Large initiative.
The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee and a few other nonprofit organizations stayed open for the first time during an MPS cold weather closure last week to meet the increased needs of area parents and youth.