Fourth-graders at Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School wrote notes of thanks and encouragement to the soldiers serving in Afghanistan in the unit of Wisconsin Commander Michael McBride. Myron Webster, who coordinated the event, is the grandfather of MSIS 4th grader Tangier D., and works at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center with Cmdr. McBride. Mr. [...]

MPS’ Rufus King International School is the only high school in the nation to receive the award MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Public Schools’ Rufus King International School has won ACT’s national College and Career Transition Award for high schools. Rufus King is the only high school in the nation to receive the award, which was announced [...]

A few months ago, John Greenleaf Whittier third-grader Valentina S. sent President and First Lady Obama a personal invite to her house for a traditional Italian dinner. The First Couple were unable to accept the invitation, but Michelle Obama did send a reply thanking Valentina and asked her to keep up the hard work in [...]

Sherman Multicultural Arts School mural unveiling set for 9 a.m. at the school, 5110 W. Locust Street   MILWAUKEE – A May 22 unveiling will celebrate the two-year long process to repaint a mural outside Milwaukee Public Schools’ Sherman Multicultural Arts School. In collaboration with Arts@Large and the Sherman Park Community Association, students from the [...]

MILWAUKEE – Three Milwaukee Public Schools seniors are among just 1,000 nationwide to be named Gates Millennium Scholars this year, an honor that translates into a “good-through-graduation” scholarship to the college of each student’s choice paying for 100% of students’ unmet need. All three MPS students worked with their school counselors – led by guidance [...]

Students from South Division and Riverside who worked with College Possible to be recognized at Monday event MILWAUKEE – Three Milwaukee Public Schools seniors are among just 1,000 nationwide to be named Gates Millennium Scholars this year, an honor that translates into a “good-through-graduation” scholarship to the college of each student’s choice paying for 100% [...]