Published Jan. 30, 2012
The offices of Alds. Michael Murphy and Jim Bohl have organized a public meeting Thursday evening at Milwaukee School of Languages, 8400 W. Burleigh St., to discuss a community proposal to merge the early childhood program of 68th Street School into nearby 81st Street School.
Published Jan. 21, 2012
Since the Milwaukee Board of School Directors gave MPS superintendent Dr. Gregory Thornton an extra month to work out a relocation site for the early childhood education program at 68th Street School, which the board voted in December to close at the end of this school year, community activists have been busy working on a plan of their own. Next week, their plan will face off with the district's proposal at the January meeting of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors.
Published Jan. 11, 2012
On Monday night, neighborhood activists from Cooper Park and surrounder areas met with School Board Directors Jeff Spence and Terry Falk at the Enderis Park Fieldhouse, where petitions were signed over the weekend supporting a merger of the program at 68th Street School - which the district will close at the end of the year - with nearby 81st Street School. Here is an update from a community member working to make the merger a reality.
Published Dec. 7, 2011
There were 20 items on last night's Innovation and School Reform Committee meeting agenda. Most were action items on closing or moving schools and on renewing - or not - school charters. Eight hours after it began at 5:30 p.m. the meeting ended with the bulk of the administrations proposals being endorsed by the committee.
Published March 16, 2011
In order to help you make a more informed decision at the polls in the April school board elections, which often flies under the radar, we've asked each of the 11 candidates -- running for five seats on the 9-member board -- to respond to a list of questions and we will run them in the weeks leading up to the election. This week we hear from Jeff Spence.
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