A new Restorative Justice Initiative Advisory Board is working to create a youth-led court intended to hold teens accountable for municipal violations, while reducing warrants and unpaid citations that can lead to driver’s license suspensions.
Student group calls on MPS to ‘take racial discrimination seriously’
Black students demanded an end to the “school-to-prison pipeline,” at a recent rally outside an MPS board meeting.
MPD officers must be accountable for individual interactions, residents say
At two recent events to solicit community feedback that will inform recommendations on police reform made by the Milwaukee Collaborative Reform Initiative, residents said police officers must answer for their interactions with individuals.
Oral history project captures voices of open housing marchers 50 years later
March on Milwaukee 50th hosted “history harvests” to record the untold stories of people involved with the 1967-68 open housing marches.
Foundations say neighborhoods need more public funding to fight crime
Representatives from four local foundations responded to crime expert Patrick Sharkey’s research on what causes violent urban crime to decline.
Auer Avenue School draws well-known chef for pilot hot breakfast program
Chef Michael Feker taught volunteers how to cook and serve hot breakfasts for Auer Avenue School students during an eight-week program that took more than a year to plan.
Milwaukee legislators hope new federal program will help city’s distressed areas
A new federal program allows distressed census tracts to be certified as “Opportunity Zones,” where investments can receive various tax incentives. Some Milwaukee state legislators are hoping the program can spur development in the city’s overlooked neighborhoods.
Ald. Zielinski to propose creation of comprehensive lead poisoning plan
Community groups and other city leaders have called for a comprehensive plan to address lead exposure from all sources and Ald. Tony Zielinski said he will introduce legislation to create a task force to do just that.
MPS’ first-ever job fair introduces students to the workforce
Milwaukee Public Schools hosted 1,000 students and more than 60 employers at its first-ever job fair, an effort to foster workforce development and non-academic learning.
Slam poetry competition offers opportunity for teens’ voices to be heard
Six teens from Milwaukee high schools were selected by a team of judges to travel to Houston for the Brave New Voices final competition in July.
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