By Mrinal Gokhale At 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan 28, a group of ten walked into the Washington Park Senior Center, holding a sign spelling out “No takeover.” They announced, “What do we want? … [Read more...]
King announces guidance to states to help reduce testing
Acting U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. announced today new guidance to help states identify and eliminate low-quality, redundant or unhelpful testing. “High-quality assessments give … [Read more...]
More MPS students taking college-level AP, IB courses
MILWAUKEE (January 29, 2016) - The number of Milwaukee Public Schools high school students enrolled in college-level Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme courses … [Read more...]
Open house set as Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School expands
High-performing, popular program will be able to serve more K4 students with new second campus MILWAUKEE (January 21, 2016) - Milwaukee Public Schools' successful and in-demand Milwaukee Spanish … [Read more...]
Dance Program Showcases Africa and the Diaspora
UWM Advertoial The story of African peoples and their passage into the New World is embedded in dance. Slaves from Sierra Leone, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal and other West African … [Read more...]
Save Your Seat at the MPS Annual All-School Enrollment Fair
Milwaukee Bucks, Jabari Parker Introduces Incentive to Keep Children in School
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker introduced an incentive to increase attendance for Milwaukee Public School students. Parker will provide 40-60 tickets to Milwaukee Bucks … [Read more...]
MPS students, experts invite community to learn about cancer prevention, racial disparities in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (January 11, 2016) - Families and community members are invited to learn more about cancer prevention and cancer-related racial disparities from students and experts as Milwaukee Public … [Read more...]
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Delivers Final Speech, Moves Back to Chicago
By Mrinal Gokhale U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered his last speech out of 257 speeches on Dec 30 at 11 a.m. at Saint Sabina Church’s basement in Chicago. The speech was broadcasted … [Read more...]
Community Brainstorm Addressees Issues in Milwaukee Public Schools
By Dylan Deprey Some individuals called it legislation. Others referred to it as a fight or a war. The battle lines were drawn in the debate in the Opportunity Schools Partnership Program … [Read more...]
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