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
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?
Published April 26, 2012
Much has been written about the achievement gap in Milwaukee Public Schools. Hands are wrung over our students' test scores and heads shake each time a school is declared to be "in need of improvement." Very little is made, however, of the "opportunity gap," as renowned education professor Richard Milner refers to it, that exists for Milwaukee's students.
Published April 5, 2012
Teachers have long been under fire in Milwaukee and around the state, but by voting yes to the pay cut, they could have quieted a large portion of their detractors.
Published March 13, 2012
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Evers and MPS Superintendent Dr. Gregory Thornton agreed Monday night to work with Common Ground to improve Milwaukee Public Schools' Supplemental Education Services tutoring program.
The Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA) has voted 52% to 48% n against offering to make contributions to teacher pensions that could have saved the jobs of about 200 teachers. The lay-offs are the result of a reduction of $80 million in ...
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