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How students of color are becoming the agents of change in Milwaukee public schools

October 28, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers 3 Comments

Students, teachers and community members rallied in front of the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) central office on June 17 to call for an end to the school district’s contract with the Milwaukee Police Department.

Filed Under: Community, Education, Neighborhoods Tagged With: milwaukee police department, Milwaukee Public Schools, Protest

This MPS charter school is more than quadrupling the number of Wisconsin Black students taking the AP computer science exam

October 22, 2020 by Sam Woods 4 Comments

Milwaukee Excellence Charter School is single-handedly more than quadrupling the number of Black students taking the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles exam in Wisconsin.

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

Here’s where your child can go before, during and after school for help

September 29, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz 1 Comment

With some parents no longer working from home, child care has become an issue. Here are some organizations that can help.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: coronavirus, covid resources

Meet the groups working to ensure Milwaukee students make the grade remotely

September 23, 2020 by Sam Woods 1 Comment

Groups across Milwaukee are fundraising and offering services to ensure school-age students have access to the internet and are able to succeed during remote learning.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: coronavirus

We ask parents and educators how to make the best out of a challenging school year

September 15, 2020 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

We talk to parents and educators about how to make a challenging school year better. Here’s what they said.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-features

As youth agencies plan for fall, they draw on lessons learned from the summer

September 1, 2020 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Organizations that serve youth had to get creative with programming once COVID-19 struck. Here’s what they learned—and what it may mean for the fall.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: coronavirus

How to talk to your kids about mental health as the school year begins

August 26, 2020 by Matt Martinez Leave a Comment

As an unprecedented school year begins, experts urge parents to check in on their kids’ mental health.

Filed Under: "How To" articles, Carousel, Education, Health and Wellness, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: coronavirus

Where to find back-to-school resources this week (and how to help students get them)

August 20, 2020 by Bridget Fogarty Leave a Comment

Though getting back to school looks much different this year, there are still ways to get prepared for the year in the midst of the coronavirus.

Filed Under: Carousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: coronavirus, covid resources

We asked students how they feel about schools reopening in the fall. Here’s what they said.

August 18, 2020 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

As schools reopen for the upcoming school year, we ask Milwaukee students how they feel about the fall.

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

MPS is updating its plan to make the district equitable. Does it go far enough?

August 6, 2020 by Sam Woods 1 Comment

Three years after MPS officials admitted to not effectively engaging students of color, school leaders continue work on a plan to address classroom inequities.

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

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