The district’s academic record does not warrant MPS Board’s decision to give its members a 4.7% pay raise.
Education
Posted inClarke Square, Special Report
ZNI spurs quality of life improvements in Clarke Square over past decade
Since the late philanthropist Joe Zilber selected it as one of three neighborhoods where the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative would invest $50 million over 10 years, Clarke Square residents and leaders have seen positive changes.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Health and Wellness
Camp Umoja balances fun, discipline to create future leaders
Camp Umoja is a free six-week summer program that aims to put children in kindergarten through high school on a path to success.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Heal The Hood block parties, spoken-word classes promote violence prevention
Heal the Hood founder Ajamou Butler focuses on violence prevention and community-building at events such as the recent block party and resource fair.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community, South
Teens share their stories through new Mitchell Street Library mural
The Mitchell Street branch of the Milwaukee Public Library recently unveiled a new public art installation: a mural designed by a team of eight teenagers in collaboration with visual artist Erick Ledesma.
Posted inEducation, Special Report
Local students struggle after changes to GED test
The number of students who passed their GED tests at Milwaukee’s four main testing sites nose-dived when a new, more challenging test was rolled out in 2014. It has been rising slowly since then, but is still fewer than one-fourth of the total who passed in 2013.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Northwest, Thurston Woods
Thurston Woods Campus benefits from federal dollars for ‘Commitment Schools’
Thurston Woods Campus is one of 14 underperforming MPS schools selected for federal funding through the Commitment Schools program.
Posted inCarousel, Concordia, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News, West
Woodlands School rates at top of class for character development
Woodlands School was named a 2014 National School of Character, an honor awarded to only three charter schools nationwide.
Posted inCarousel, Concordia, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News, West
Woodlands School rates at top of class for character development
Woodlands School was named a 2014 National School of Character, an honor awarded to only three charter schools nationwide.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News
ACT results predict most MPS minority students not ready for college
Milwaukee Public Schools students’ ACT scores are up, but college readiness measures indicate most aren’t prepared for college-level English and math.