For a special episode of his podcast, “Leef with the Legends,” Khalif El-Amin hosted a live podcast, featuring players from Milwaukee’s top high school basketball teams.
Building a Path to Success, a workshop of My Way Out, gives participants skills to help them thrive upon release. The program recently graduated its first cohort of women.
Twenty-one men became alumni of Fathers Making Progress in early March after completing the group's Fathers Building Fathers classes.
Here’s a roundup of summer programs and camps for children, teens and young adults.
Milwaukee students, educators, taxpayers and policy experts weigh in on the $252 million MPS referendum on the April 2 ballot.
The Milwaukee Police Department’s presence in Milwaukee Public Schools ended after successful efforts in 2016 and 2020. A new law requires them back in schools, but some students disagree.
Families and taxpayers deserve specifics before agreeing to pay hundreds of dollars more in property taxes every year.
Willie Jude II is bringing 17 years of higher education experience to the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation.
When schools close due to inclement weather, some parents are left to find child care at the last minute.
https://milwaukeenns.org/2024/02/28/weather-related-school-closings-force-parents-to-scramble/
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is expected to roll out a free program that will fund driver’s education for students in need.
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, in partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools, has announced a million-dollar investment to pilot 3DE by JA in Bay View and Marshall high schools.
The city’s past efforts to confront barriers for Black males fizzled due to a lack of coordination, metrics and resources, officials say. A new nonprofit with a trusted leader is stepping in.
Milwaukee Public Schools did not distribute $500,000 it allocated to reimburse parents for gas, bus passes and mileage. Parents say buses still run late.
Local college students are among hundreds of thousands nationwide who have faced uncertainty since a federal judge in Texas ruled last month that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DA...
About half of Milwaukee Public Schools buildings lack full or partial air conditioning, risking learning loss. The district has no plan for major upgrades.
High school talents from BrandLab Milwaukee worked with the innovative teams at the Yodelpop marketing firm and News414 for a 10-week summer internship.
https://milwaukeenns.org/2023/09/14/opinion-what-we-learned-during-our-summer-internship/
Eleven years ago Brit Nicole wrote “Soulmate,” a poem about destiny and connection. Now Arts @ Large interns have turned that poem into a short film.
More than 60 students learned how to play the drums, piano and ukelele at Anna F. Doerfler School as part of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music’s Music Exploration Camp.
https://milwaukeenns.org/2023/08/16/music-camp-teaches-milwaukee-students-new-ways-to-play/
Victims of sexual violence are being connected to culturally competent care through a program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that trains and certifies sexual assault nurse examiners, or...
MATC’s Second Chance Pell Grant program prepares incarcerated students to enter the job market.