Results tagged with 'MPS'
Articles:
Published May 10, 2012
Danceworks' Mad Hot Ballroom program has challenged perceptions of what fifth and sixth graders in Milwaukee schools would love doing. But the success it has had at more than three dozen schools is a testament to the program and to the kids and their teaching artists.
Published May 1, 2012
Bertha Zamudio crafts piñatas by hand. She makes shapes traditional to Mexico, where she is originally from, and shapes that are popular today, including characters such as Sponge Bob and the various Disney princesses.
Published April 28, 2012
It's no surprise that education is a key driver of economic development. That's one reason why Career and Technical Education (or CTE) in the Milwaukee Public Schools is so exciting. The main tenets of CTE are college and career readiness, project-based learning, problem solving and the use of real 21st century technologies in the classroom.
Published April 27, 2012
Nurses are critical to the successful operation of a school. As a community, we need to stand up and demand that the state properly fund education so that students receive the care and preventative education that they need to be successful both academically and in life.
Published April 27, 2012
Just when I thought chicken was destined to be chicken again after the whole pink slime chicken nugget controversy, I stumble across the mock chicken leg. What in the hot lunch tarnation is "mock chicken leg" and why are we serving it to school children?
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I'm a glutton for punishment. I actually attended the MPS School Board's pep rally last evening. I assumed that it would be more entertainment than enlightenment, but I came away embarrassed and saddened. The concept of the Board hosting a meeting with the sole intent of bringin...
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