By Cassandra Lans Two weeks ago a proposal from a Milwaukee Public School Board member was made to rein in the powers of the board president by giving more authority to the vice president. MPS … [Read more...]
Twins make history as Spelman’s co-valedictorians
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Spelman College in Atlanta is known in published reports for producing magnificent and extraordinary African American women. So to be a … [Read more...]
Mayor Kevin Johnson warns of ‘Crisis’ in education
By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief The education of Blacks has reached a state of crisis that demands a strong response from all African Americans, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson told … [Read more...]
Dear African American adolescents,
By Ray Blount I am an African American male and recent high school graduate. Throughout the duration of my high school career, I gained a great deal of knowledge as to what the key factors are … [Read more...]
Housing Authority Education Initiative celebrates student success
Kali Huettl named Student of the Year Residents of local public housing were excited to participate last week in the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee’s annual Student Recognition Event, … [Read more...]
Building our community’s future
By Michael R. Lovell, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In among the 3,498 individuals eligible for graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee this semester were two small … [Read more...]
Gwen Moore stands with students in opposition to doubling student loan interest
By Cassandra Lans This week Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) joined Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) students to oppose doubling the subsidized Stafford student loan interest rate from … [Read more...]
Approved MPS budget brings 45 more art, music, physical education, librarian positions into schools
The 2013-14 Milwaukee Public Schools budget approved Tuesday night continues to invest in classrooms and will bring 45 additional art, music and physical education teacher and librarian positions into … [Read more...]
New studies reinforce need to stop voucher expansion
MADISON - Three peer reviewed studies of the state taxpayer-funded school voucher program in Milwaukee have recently been released (The budget issue paper that discusses these studies are at: … [Read more...]
Kohl’s to fund field trips for Milwaukee-area schools
New program to provide $750,000 in grants for unique learning opportunities outside the classroom Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) has announced the launch of the Kohl’s Cares Field Trip Grant … [Read more...]
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