The New Opportunities for Milwaukee proposal would roll out the red carpet for charter schools, but the heads of two successful area charters warn that the plan may not be in the city’s best interest.
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PeppNation teaches city youth skills needed for college through rugby, other sports
Brandon Culpepper is using his mentoring program, PeppNation, to bring nontraditional sports to Milwaukee youth while teaching them skills such as teamwork and discipline. The program also helps bridge divides between communities.
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MPS administrators say Commitment Schools ‘moving in right direction’
Based on initial test results, MPS administrators and teachers are optimistic about the three-year Commitment Schools improvement program for underperforming MPS schools.
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Boys & Girls Clubs leader La’Ketta Caldwell elevates voices of youth
La’Ketta Caldwell, program manager at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, is equally comfortable hanging out with a group of teenagers and expressing herself through film and theater.
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GED challenges both students and teachers
After the first year of administering the reconstructed GED, Milwaukee educators and students are changing their approach in order to pass the exam.
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Public health school students trained to tackle deeply rooted social problems
Students from UWM’s Zilber School of Public Health are filtering into the community, attempting to alleviate some of Milwaukee’s most deeply rooted problems.
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Refugee group to visit state capital to discuss college aid reform
A delegation of refugee students from the International Learning Center will visit with state legislators in Madison on Feb. 10 to discuss reforms to a college aid program for minority students.
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Controversy swirls around “new opportunities” for Milwaukee public schools
A recent proposal by Republican legislators could open the door for charter schools to replace public schools. MPS officials called the plan a mistake.
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Urban Ecology Center’s new Washington Park manager hopes to lure kids outdoors
Terry Evans brings almost two decades of non-profit experience and a love of family, community and nature to Washington Park.
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OHMS construction skills training moving to Barack Obama School
Working to find new workshop space for more than six months after being forced out of North Division High School, One Hope Made Strong, which teaches construction industry skilled trades to low-income adults, has found a home at the Barack Obama School.