Jarett Fields ER Room: The Common Core State Standards are academic guidelines that provide a clear understanding of what students are expected. To date, forty-six states have all voluntarily … [Read more...]
AT&T Pioneers donating 1,660 dictionaries to 3rd graders at 28 Milwaukee County Schools
Over 100 third graders from Milwaukee Public Schools’ Golda Meir School received their own personal dictionaries from the AT&T Wisconsin Pioneers this week as part of a statewide project designed … [Read more...]
The Teen Birth Rate for Blacks in Milwaukee drops 55 percent in six years
Dramatic drop led to an overall 50 percent decrease In early 2008, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, United Way of Greater Milwaukee, the City of Milwaukee Health Department, and the Center for Urban … [Read more...]
The waiting room
Jarett Fields ER Room By Jarett Fields When Nicole Tate was young, her parents stressed the importance of school, church, and community. In fact, they believed all three were related. In … [Read more...]
MPS, Developers detail Phase One of Malcolm X redevelopment
Plan would include IB middle school and affordable housing The Milwaukee Public Schools and 2760 Holdings, LLC will develop a robust public/private partnership that will bring new opportunities for … [Read more...]
Financial Aid opportunities at UW-Milwaukee
Keyimani Alford took a work study job to help pay for his university education, and it turned into a career. “I enjoy the interaction with the students and their families, helping them with the … [Read more...]
The tipping point of education in Milwaukee
Jarett Fields ER Room By Jarett Fields The right person, with the right message, at the right time, can turn something small into something big. That moment is called the tipping … [Read more...]
Community can benefit from MPS decision on Malcolm X Complex
By Lynda L. Jones The heart of Milwaukee’s African American Community stands to benefit from this week’s vote by MPS Board of Directors to sell the Malcolm X Complex to 2760 Holdings, … [Read more...]
MPS enrollment grows for the first time in a decade
Families recognizing significant improvement and successes Enrollment in Milwaukee Public Schools grew between 2012-13 and 2013- 14, reversing a decline that lasted nearly a decade. MPS’ fall … [Read more...]
Stop the bullies! All of us play a role in stopping and preventing bullying
By Vincent Lyles President/ CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milw. Jodi (name changed) didn’t know why the other students in her music appreciation class decided to start a fight with … [Read more...]
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