Drea Rodriguez discusses the importance of supporting community organizers, who help engage residents across the city.
Opinion: Community Voices
Posted inEducation, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: The real cost of weakening Head Start standards
Early education leaders Ruth Schmidt and Jennie Mauer say proposed changes to Head Start will erode the quality and public confidence in the program.
Posted inEducation, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: MPS still needs a plan: Full minds, not half-empty buildings
Colleston Morgan of City Forward Collective says MPS needs to make tough decisions on school closures and a comprehensive plan to place more students in stronger schools.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Why we chose farming, and why we’re inviting Milwaukee to grow with us
Efueko and Marcus Landry are working to teach the benefits of regenerative farming and increase the number of Black farmers. They’re hosting Beulah Fest this Saturday.
Posted inOpinion: Community Voices, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Opinion: The debate over jail tablets is missing the point
A high-profile security breach sparked outrage over jail tablets in Milwaukee County, but Shannon Ross argues the backlash ignores their role in supporting communication, education and successful reentry.
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Opinion: Your Right to Know: Let the public copy court records
Court records are among the most important public records we have. Clerks of court should not be making it harder or cost-prohibitive for members of the public to access them.
Posted inOpinion: Community Voices, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Opinion: Commutations highlight what crime survivors need from a better justice system
The current approach to victim inclusion needs to change and can be accomplished in a way that doesn’t deny people a meaningful chance at mercy and early
release.
Posted inOpinion: Community Voices, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Opinion: Milwaukee County’s replacement for the Public Safety Building prioritizes victim-witnesses
Jessica Strand says that victim-witnesses at the Milwaukee County Courthouse are victimized a second time by having to cross paths with their perpetrator. She supports a safer space for residents.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Climate change and Wisconsin’s carceral cancer
Nate Gilliam says that Wisconsin can’t address the growing and disproportionate harm being caused by climate change to marginalized communities if it continues to invest in a carceral state.
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Opinion: Reasons for Hope supports 10 years of neighborhood healing, belonging
After 10 years, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Reasons for Hope Fund continues to award microgrants to support neighborhood programming with community input, Darlene C. Russell writes.