The Peace Learning Center of Milwaukee works with students and others to help teach tools to increase safety.
Milwaukee Public Schools
Posted inCommunity, NNS Spotlight
NNS Spotlight: How this 19-year-old dance coach is making a difference, one move at a time
Christopher “Ineque” Cooper is using his passion to lead a youth dance team, all part of his plan to give back to the community.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Community
Scholarship competition seeks to get out the vote – and the art
The I Am a Voter scholarship competition tasks individuals with producing an impactful social media post in the form of a graphic design, 2D art piece or 15-second video or animation that informs, inspires and activates Wisconsin voters to vote during the midterm elections.
Posted inCommunity, NNS Spotlight
NNS Spotlight: A love for data and a love for service: Victor Amaya’s journey
Victor Amaya, president and executive director of Data You Can Use, hopes to empower communities by using data to understand their shortcomings and to celebrate their accomplishments.
Posted inNeighborhoods, Opinion: Community Voices
OPINION: MPS board rewards Itself – but for what?
The district’s academic record does not warrant MPS Board’s decision to give its members a 4.7% pay raise.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods, Public Safety
High school students work on solutions to environmental issues
High school students from across the city spent the last year learning about and completing projects on environmental issues through an internship with Reflo Sustainable Water Solutions.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Neighborhoods
How students of color are becoming the agents of change in Milwaukee public schools
Students, teachers and community members rallied in front of the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) central office on June 17 to call for an end to the school district’s contract with the Milwaukee Police Department.
Posted inCommunity, Neighborhoods
5 things to do and know this week in Milwaukee: Oct. 12 to Oct. 16
Tune in to “On The Table MKE”; attend Black is Beautiful stout release party; visit the Latino Arts ofrenda exhibit; check out the “See Me Because” portrait project; and register for young entrepreneurs workshop at Darick Books.
Posted inCarousel, Education, Home, Neighborhoods, News
MPS defends decision to keep schools open despite storm
Several surrounding school districts closed Wednesday because of the weather, but MPS stayed open.
Posted inLake Effect Radio
NNS on Lake Effect: MPS Commitment Schools Program
NNS reporter Molly Rippinger talks with Mitch Teich and Bonnie North of Lake Effect Milwaukee Public Radio about how a federally funded program seeks to spark improvement at some of MPS’s most-challenged schools.