About 100 young adults take advantage of job and resource fair geared to them

August 27, 2018 by Jenny Whidden Leave a Comment

The city Department of Neighborhood Services, SaintA and other Milwaukee organizations recently hosted a youth job fair in Clarke Square.

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Douglas, Keefe parents uninformed about combined school

August 17, 2018 by Ryeshia Farmer Leave a Comment

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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

August 16, 2018 by Abby Ng 1 Comment

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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

August 3, 2018 by Ryeshia Farmer 2 Comments

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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

July 11, 2018 by Ryeshia Farmer 3 Comments

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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

June 18, 2018 by Jenny Whidden Leave a Comment

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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

May 30, 2018 by Sophie Bolich 2 Comments

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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

May 29, 2018 by Agnes Connolly, Justin Palmer, John Steppe Leave a Comment

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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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