College Possible received $300,000 from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation to support an ACT preparation program for juniors in 10 Milwaukee high schools.
Education
Posted inArts and Recreation, Carousel, Education, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North
Milwaukee Rep artists help North Division students find their voices
North Division students learned to create stories and poetry from their own lives in a Milwaukee Repertory program this spring.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News
College Possible seniors anticipate graduation at year-end celebration
With their college choices made, four students joined fellow College Possible seniors at a year-end graduation celebration.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Study analyzes quality of Milwaukee after-school programs
One part of a multifaceted long-range study examining Milwaukee after-school programs is complete. Findings suggest ties between these programs and improvement in student social behavior, confidence and academic progress.
Posted inCarousel, Concordia, Education, Health and Wellness, Home, Neighborhoods, News, West
Neighborhood House families celebrate Earth Day
Community members in Concordia celebrated Earth Day at Neighborhood House. Activities included mural painting, a neighborhood clean-up and environmental education.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Carousel, Education, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News
Milwaukee Rep connects students to their neighborhoods through arts
Students at Milwaukee’s North Division High School are learning about themselves, their history, and visual and spoken arts, thanks to an ambitious Milwaukee Repertory Theater program.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Health and Wellness, Home, Neighborhoods, News
Summer camps offer wide variety of options for working parents
Worried about what your children will do all summer while you are at work? A variety of all-day camps are available throughout the city. Despite the chill in the air, it’s not too soon to check them out.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News
NNS follows four diverse seniors through their first year of college
Meet four high school seniors who are participating in College Possible, a program to help low-income students get in to, pay for and succeed at college. This is the first in a series following them from acceptance through freshman year.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Carousel, Education, Harambee, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North
Brothers return to Riverwest to help children like them
Darren and Vedale Hill grew up in poverty in Riverwest. Now in their twenties, the brothers have returned to teach and inspire local children.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Home, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North
Gift of books benefits children ‘Next Door’
A group of Northwestern Mutual employees collected and donated more than 4,000 books to the Next Door Foundation in honor of Black History Month.