The Midnight Basketball League, held on Tuesday and Thursday on the North Side and Wednesday and Saturday on the South Side, offers services to young men, such as job training and mentorship, and encourages positive relations between the police and Milwaukee community.
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Walking School Bus program at Lincoln to expand route, improve attendance
The Walking School Bus program, which first started in fall 2017 at Lincoln Avenue School, will soon pick up nearly 20 children along an expanded route every Monday and Friday.
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Milwaukee launches Children’s Savings Account initiative
Studies show that African-American and Latino students have a hard time picturing themselves going to college. The City of Milwaukee and United Way have partnered to create Children’s Savings Accounts, an initiative geared toward higher education.
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North Division, Zablocki chosen to participate in community schools partnership
North Division High School and Clement J. Zablocki Elementary School are the newest of 10 MPS “community schools,” where teachers, students, families and community partners collectively create programs that address students’ needs.
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About 100 young adults take advantage of job and resource fair geared to them
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
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
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
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
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
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.