With less than three weeks until classes begin, administrators at Keefe Avenue and Douglas schools are scrambling to inform parents that the two schools will both be located at Keefe this school year. Douglas will be re-opened as a middle school in September 2019.
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Volunteers build Zen Den, spruce up Riverside University High School
More than 150 volunteers recently helped clean and restore Riverside University High School, including creating a Zen Den, a “de-escalation” room for students with behavioral challenges.
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MPS board approves plan to restructure 53206 schools, increase North Division enrollment
Milwaukee Public Schools is moving forward with an initiative to reconfigure schools in the 53206 ZIP code, creating a feeder system for North Division and Douglas, which will become a middle school.
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North Division committee calls for independent African-American board to run failing school
A group of North Division High School alumni, neighborhood residents and students known as the Call to Action Committee is seeking more control for African-American community members when the high school becomes a “community school” in the fall.
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First year at new project-based high school brought excitement, challenges
Pathways High School experienced a few bumps in the road during its first year, but students and staff are moving forward with optimism and ambition.
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Mad Hot Ballroom teaches dance, life lessons to Milwaukee-area students
Fourth and fifth-grade students from 50 Milwaukee-area schools recently gathered for the Mad Hot Ballroom competition, which included salsa, tango and swing dances.
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Faith-based Cross Trainers Academy builds trust with students, families
With 90 percent of its students living below the poverty line, the Milwaukee Rescue Mission’s Cross Trainers Academy strives not only to give students a good education, but to build relationships that go beyond academics.
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Chingcha Vang’s “Hmong Experience Project” brings culture to the classroom
Seniors at the Hmong American Peace Academy who complete Chingcha Vang’s Hmong Experience Project are helping to bridge a generational divide.
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Students seek to dismantle Milwaukee’s school-to-prison pipeline
A recent report released by student group Leaders Igniting Transformation details discrimination in Milwaukee Public Schools.
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Messmer Saint Rose School undertakes $6.5 million renovation
The renovations at Messmer St. Rose School are intended to increase students’ safety, allow for better accessibility and provide features that make year-round schooling possible.