Based on initial test results, MPS administrators and teachers are optimistic about the three-year Commitment Schools improvement program for underperforming MPS schools.
On the Block: Single parenthood
Terry Ellis, 44, who is an oldest child and spent time in group homes, talks about coming to understand his mother’s past struggles.
On the Block: Don’t cross this guard
Steven Tipton, 61, explains his job as a crossing guard at the corner of 35th and Brown streets, near the Westside Academy II in the Washington Park neighborhood.
Building Neighborhood Capacity Program brings on program manager
Architect and urban planner Fatima Benhaddou has been selected to fill a new position at the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program. As program manager she will oversee all three BNCP neighborhoods.
Unite Milwaukee Summit seeks to address violence
A day-long summit, organized by state Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd, brought together organizations involved in violence prevention and enforcement to start a conversation about how to make Milwaukee better for everyone.
North Side residents respond to Wisconsin Humane Society program
The Wisconsin Humane Society’s Pets for Life program has helped more than 1,600 families with pets living in the 53206 ZIP code on the city’s North Side since November 2012.
On the Block: From destitute to ‘blessed’
Patricia Huff, 57, was molested as a child and became a drug addict and alcoholic. She’s been clean for nine years.
Collaboration, sustainability key to success of Gillespie Park
Residents near 14th and Wright played an active role in creating Gillespie Park, which city officials hope can be a blueprint for future sustainable projects.
On the Block: Back to school
Jamaal Russell, 36, of the Riverwest neighborhood, went back to school to study graphic design at MATC in 2012.
Benedict Center fights street prostitution with treatment, support
The Benedict Center Sisters Diversion Program, working in conjunction with police and prosecutors, offers an alternative to incarceration to stop the cycle of prostitution.
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