Students, educators highlight accomplishments of programs to promote high school success At an event at Bradley Tech High School in Milwaukee last week, AT&T presented a $90,000 grant to the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to support programs to improve student achievement. This was the fourth installment in a $360,000 “High School Success” grant awarded in [...]

The 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Championship team Lincoln University pose for a photo with Fresh Coast Classic organizers and their coach with the trophy. The 2011 Fresh Coast Classic MVP is Lincoln University’s Denzel Mooney #22. 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Scholarship Winners & presentation pictured above from (l-R) are; Dr. Thornton, MPS Superintendent, Dawn Barnett, [...]

Organizations and programs that serve the Milwaukee area community are faced with shrinking traditional funding sources in a time when need for their services is on the rise. Poverty reducing agencies and programs need to determine how to effectively continue their work in this changing funding landscape. The 5th Annual Symposium on Poverty is being [...]

The slumping economy and tight budgets on all levels are presenting new challenges to agencies and programs seeking to reduce poverty in the Milwaukee area. The Social Development Commission’s 5th Annual Symposium on Poverty will tackle that problem Wednesday, November 9 at the Italian Conference Center. The daylong Symposium starts at 7:30am and will feature [...]

By Bobby Tanzilo Reprinted courtesy of OnMilwaukee.com Six months into his tenure in Milwaukee, MPS Superintendent Dr. Gregory Thornton has already seen a lot. He’s gotten a hearty Midwestern welcome, but he’s also seen how issues — like MPS’ vacant land and buildings — can rear up suddenly and snarl. But he remains optimistic, if [...]

By Bobby Tanzilo Reprinted courtesy of OnMilwaukee.com When Superintendent Gregory Thornton arrived to take control of Milwaukee Public Schools after the end of the last school year, he started to work on a number of changes. Certainly the most drastic change came almost right away. In July, MPS adopted a district-wide literacy curriculum to replace [...]

By Bobby Tanzilo Reprinted courtesy of OnMilwaukee.com Things move quickly in Mr. Miller’s sixth grade math class at Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts. Perhaps the hanging motorcycle shrine right inside the door of his first-floor classroom is a harbinger to all who enter … this class is built for speed. Reviewing homework, Miller sounds [...]

Past graduates from Milwaukee’s Rufus King and Riverside University high schools will face off in the inaugural alumni flag football game to benefit scholarships for students of both schools. The game, which will take place July 24, is modeled after the annual North and Lincoln high school alumni basketball game, which has been a community [...]

Of the 482 teachers who received layoff notices in June, a total of 89 teachers will now be called back, due to factors including identification of additional funding sources and the late resignations of other staff members. The callbacks will come as welcome news to district educators, some of whom received their notices at the [...]