Milwaukee Public Schools wants to bring students back in person, starting with students with disabilities returning on Feb. 8.
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Sam Woods is a staff reporter primarily covering education in Milwaukee. When not reporting for NNS, Sam produces the Bridge the City podcast, a podcast that brings together people, resources, and ideas that inspire Milwaukee to action, with a reach of over 6,000 monthly subscribers across all podcast platforms.
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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.
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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.
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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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“I had to really think about the reality of death”: COVID-19 survivors reflect on a year like no other
We check in again with four survivors of COVID-19 to see what lessons they learned in 2020.
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UPDATED: Where to find free meals in Milwaukee during the holidays
We are hearing a lot from people looking for food, so we’ve created a list of food pantries, food banks and meal distribution centers.
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Contest allows students to pitch ideas on improving educational outcomes for Black males
Winners of the “Design Your Future” pitch competition will receive a $10,000 grant to spend on making the idea a reality as well as a $2,500 stipend for each individual youth working on the proposal.
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How high school seniors can get the cash they need to afford college
There are lots of ways to get money to go to school or even to jump straight into the workforce. Here are five tips.
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Are Black MPS students still being disproportionately disciplined?
Disciplinary data for the month of October suggests disproportionate disciplining of Black students as the school district monitors progress as part of its 2018 settlement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.
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Where to find free meals this Thanksgiving and how you can support those in need
This Thanksgiving is set to be unlike any other, with large public gatherings canceled this year. But those in need still have options, and we’ve compiled a list to help.