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MPS and most schools will continue to offer free lunches next school year

June 21, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

MPS and most other Milwaukee schools will continue to offer free lunches next school year, and here’s how you can get free meals this summer.

Filed Under: Education, Health and Wellness

Deadline for Marquette University high school journalism workshop is June 3

May 24, 2022 by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Leave a Comment

The deadline is June 3 for students interested in applying to the annual Urban Journalism Workshop at Marquette University.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: High School Students, Journalism, Marquette University

NNS Spotlight: How Nearby Nature Milwaukee works to get Black residents interested in the environment

May 11, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers 2 Comments

Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s mission is to reconnect Black people to nature by offering nature education classes in schools, churches and community centers.

Filed Under: Community, Education, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Environmental Justice, Martina Patterson, Nearby Nature Milwaukee, Sierra Club of Wisconsin, Sierra Taliaferro, Steven Hunter

High school students work on solutions to environmental issues

May 2, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

High school students from across the city spent the last year learning about and completing projects on environmental issues through an internship with Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions.

Filed Under: Community, Education, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods, Public Safety Tagged With: Audubon High School, Azaria Kelly, Bradley Tech Wilniesha Smith, Environmental Justice, Golda Meir School, Lily Wohlt, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee School of Languages, Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions, Rufus King High School

NNS Spotlight: Rooted MKE uplifts Black and Brown stories and children

April 22, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Ashley Valentine founded Rooted MKE after seeing how the education system did not serve children deserving special education.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News, NNS Spotlight

The YMCA Teen Achievers program challenges youths to define their own version of success

March 23, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Since opening in Milwaukee in 1982, the YMCA Teen Achievers program has touched the lives of more than 7,000 teens as well as about 950 adult community leaders.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News

She’s 17, has a nursing degree, and she’s still in high school

March 8, 2022 by Chesnie Wardell 6 Comments

Imunique Triplett hasn’t even graduated from Rufus King High School, but she’s already earned her nursing degree as a participant in the free M3 (M-Cubed) College Connections Program.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Health and Wellness, Home, Neighborhoods, News

MPS disproportionately suspending Black students at similar rates to 10 years ago, new MPS data reveals

February 8, 2022 by Sam Woods 4 Comments

Despite making up 50% of the MPS student body, Black students have received 81% of the suspensions this school year, according to data MPS will present to the school board Tuesday night.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News

‘Don’t give up’: 5 adult learners share advice

December 31, 2021 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz Leave a Comment

Returning to school as an adult can be overwhelming. These five adult learners share their experience and the advice they have for other adults returning to school.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News

MATC broadens access for Milwaukee students amid historical inequities, dropping enrollment

December 16, 2021 by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch and WPR Leave a Comment

Milwaukee Area Technical College offers free tuition, debt forgiveness, early credit to make college cheaper and more available to a diverse student population

Filed Under: Community, Education

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