You may know him just as a pastor. Or as an educator. Possibly as a lawyer. But Walter Lanier is more than you think.
To Texas, with love: How Milwaukee stepped in for a state that was down and out
After a winter storm in Texas knocked out electricity and left people without food or water, groups and individuals across Milwaukee sprang into action.
Election 2021: Meet the school board candidates for District 5
There are four candidates running to represent District 5 on the MPS school board. Here’s who they are and what they think about education issues.
Election 2021: Meet the school board candidates for District 4
There are four candidates running to represent District 4 on Milwaukee’s school board. Here’s who they are and what they think about MPS issues.
What you need to know about the Feb. 16 MPS school board election
On Feb. 16, Milwaukee residents return to the ballot box to pick four new school board directors. Here’s an overview of what the school board does and why this race matters.
Hundreds of MPS students struggle to find affordable driver’s ed classes during pandemic
MPS had to cut the size of driver’s ed class sizes because of COVID-19, leaving 500-plus to find driver’s education elsewhere.
UPDATED: Here’s what you need to know about MPS plans to reopen for in-person instruction
Milwaukee Public Schools wants to bring students back in person, starting with students with disabilities returning on Feb. 8.
Pilgrim Rest church plans to make site of former MPS school a community center
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church is making plans to open its own school and community center after recently buying the former Frederick Douglass Elementary School.
UPDATE: ‘Design Your Future’ application deadline extended to Jan. 31
The deadline to apply for the “Design Your Future” pitch contest has been extended to Jan. 31. The pitch competition seeks ideas to improve educational outcomes for Black males, and the winners will receive funding and a stipend.
Memorable stories of 2020: Nowhere to go: Why some homeless youths ‘don’t want to be found’
Sam Woods shares a memorable story from 2020, written by PrincessSafiya Byers in January. It is about how Milwaukee’s homeless youths endure large obstacles when trying to get off the streets.
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