LSW to use AT&T Grant to help 600 adult students in Milwaukee area increase literacy skills, gain more desirable employment During a special event honoring Dr. Seuss’ birthday, Literacy Services of Wisconsin (LSW) was presented with a $10,000 AT&T Innovation & Investment Award last week to support the organization’s adult literacy programs. LSW will use [...]

United Way of Greater Milwaukee launched an initiative recently to recruit 3,000 new volunteer readers, tutors and mentors over the next three years during a special “Brewers Hill Literacy Day.” The event, which was held at Carver Academy and COA Youth & Family Centers, coincided with United Way’s Intern Day of Action. Nearly 250 college [...]

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 [...]