To Amanda– and all the mentors who stand behind new teachers – thank you. Thank you for your patience, your wisdom, and for modeling what it means to truly show up for students.
Opinion: Community Voices
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: The dire threat to nonprofits that serve the people some want to forget
In many ways, nonprofits – and the people they serve – are the most vulnerable to the current gutting of the federal government and the assault on the nation’s social programs.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: We deserve better than blame: A response to Alderman Lamont Westmoreland’s statement on littering
What Milwaukee needs is not scolding, but solution-centered leadership. We need leaders who understand that systemic divestment not individual behavior is the root of neighborhood conditions.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: The future of Milwaukee Public Schools: A heart in crisis
MPS struggles under the weight of systemic issues—some new, some chronic—that threaten its ability to function. Without intentional, transformative change, we risk cardiac arrest.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community, Education, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: How I fell in love with Scouting and why I recommend it to every family
In the years since my son has joined his troop, he has turned off his phone, and left his bedroom and our neighborhood a lot.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: MPS failed to keep our kids safe. And we should all be concerned.
Every single Milwaukee County resident, regardless of if one has children, should be alarmed. Lead-poisoned children compromise the health of our communities.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: When will our kids become a true priority for Milwaukee?
Milwaukee’s educational crisis extends beyond MPS, threading across sectors and geographies, sagging our city’s vitality “like a heavy load.” But acknowledging the scope of the challenge cannot become another excuse for inaction, another reason for finger-pointing and blame.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Trump needs to serve all of America
President Trump, will your policies always penalize the less fortunate, those who look different and those who worship and love differently than you?
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
We asked residents what messages they have for the new White House administration. Here’s what you said.
We asked community members what messages they have for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: DEI is under assault. And I refuse to be silent.
We cannot allow the forces of division to weaken the very things that make us strong—our differences, our histories, our unique perspectives.