The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is providing grants for free driver education classes to 11,500 students.
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PHOTOS: MPS Skilled Trades & Technical Career Fair at Milwaukee Tool
Hundreds of Milwaukee Public Schools students attended the Skilled Trade & Technical Career Fair in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday.
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NNS Spotlight: Center teaches students the power of peace
The Peace Learning Center of Milwaukee works with students and others to help teach tools to increase safety.
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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.
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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.
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Students swing for the fences in baseball essay contest
Fourth- through ninth-grade students are invited to enter an essay contest about how they used values demonstrated by Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player in the major leagues, to overcome personal barriers. Prizes include a trip to the World Series.
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Forum Latino offers resources for parents of special needs students
For 10 years, MPS has held an annual “Foro” or “Forum Latino” for parents of students with special needs. More than 400 people attended this year’s event, the only one of its kind in the state, according to the school district.