ArtWorks for Milwaukee interns worked with members of the Franklin Heights neighborhood to create paintings for the Rays of Sunshine garden at 24th and Keefe Ave.
Jackson second-graders talk with Ugandan students about bullying
A second-grade class at Gwen T. Jackson Elementary School is getting to know students in Uganda by exchanging letters and talking via Skype.
MPS board to reconsider controversial charter school proposal
A proposed charter school headed by former Milwaukee Teach for America Executive Director Maurice Thomas that was denied approval in April will get another chance.
Slam poetry champs gear up for national competition
Winners of the Teen State Slam Finals for Wisconsin are writing new poems for the national slam poetry finals in Atlanta next month.
Clean Slate Milwaukee seeks to provide convicts promise for the future
The Milwaukee Promise Zone Initiative held the first of a series of neighborhood summits in Milwaukee’s central city, providing resources meant to give residents a second chance.
Dragon springs from Greenfield school sculpture garden
A partnership between artists and biologists resulted in a year of lessons for 3rd-5th graders and a piece of public art in front of Greenfield Bilingual School.
Local leaders say root causes must be addressed before violence can end
Community leaders attribute this year’s early rash of violence to deeply rooted social and economic problems.
Common Council mulls changes to marijuana possession laws
The Milwaukee Common Council’s Public Safety Commission discussed a new report from the Public Policy Forum highlighting racial disparities in marijuana possession arrests.
Westside Academy II students prompt change in Washington Park community
A group of middle school students from Westside Academy II were recognized at City Hall for their actions to improve the appearance of Washington Park.
Public Allies members join We Got This in mentoring young men
Six Public Allies members assigned to Borchert Field are working this summer with We Got This, an employment and mentoring program for boys and teens.
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