September 15, 2020 by Sam Woods | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service As the school year is fully underway, with a majority of students learning virtually, we have heard a lot about what is not working, or what is difficult about going to school virtually.
What we have not heard much about is how parents and school staff can work together to make the best of a situation that nobody wanted in the first place. August 5, 2020 by Colleen Fischer | Shepherd Express Teachers have been at the center of the COVID-19 epidemic since it began. Perspectives shifted from praising the work they do to forming the conversation around reopening around them. As students moved from in-person to online learning, teachers offered a sense of stability in a world that was constantly changing. City Forward Collective which helped initiate the COVID-19 School Support Fund to finance the National Summer School Initiative (NSSI) here in Milwaukee. The NSSI seeks to connect teachers with resources and mentorship while providing curriculum and professional development.
Neighborhood private and charter schools make virtual plans as COVID-19 cases create safety concerns8/3/2020 When leaders of Carmen Schools of Science and Technology were considering when and how to reopen schools this fall, they decided to start virtually after taking a look at COVID-19 data.
“At one point this summer, one of our ZIP codes was at 40 percent of COVID-19 tests coming back positive,” said Jennifer López, the CEO of the public schools network. “So we are very far away from the possibility of opening our schools at this time.” June 22, 2020 by Marti Glaser | Spectrum News 1 MILWAUKEE (SPECTRUM NEWS) — On Friday, Carmen Middle and High School of Science and Technology: Northwest Campus hosted a youth celebration aimed at elevating our future.
“It’s a good way to bring the community together especially with all the things happening right now. All the police brutality. Everyone gets to come together as a community,” says student Alex Presswood. The family friendly event aimed to educate, empower and uplift Milwaukee's youth. June 20, 2020 | WISN 12 News A Juneteenth youth rally was held at Carmen Middle/High School of Science and Technology.
Black Lives Matter is the message two University of Wisconsin-Platteville activists are spreading in Southwest Wisconsin in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. On June 7, Alvin Watts and Alexandria Lara organized a peaceful protest at City Park in Platteville to bring awareness to systemic racism and police brutality. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered to listen to the speakers and march through downtown shedding a light on the racial justice movement taking place across the globe.
Milwaukee, meet your future bosses. These five young people exhibit just some of the brilliance of the next generation. They’re all high achievers, who are committed to coming back and giving back to the Milwaukee community in some way after going to college. All the hard work came together Protests against police violence and injustices facing the black community are still going strong internationally.
In Milwaukee on Thursday, peaceful protests crossed the city for several hours for the seventh straight night, following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Demonstrations also call attention to the April death of Joel Acevedo, in Milwaukee. An officer, who was off-duty at the time, is charged in Acevedo’s death.
Posted on TMJ4 Milwaukee by James Groh I always sort of make jokes about how I am going to be doing better work than he is, but I always sort of knew that Lio was probably going to turn out on top because he is such a hard worker, you know MILWAUKEE — Sometimes when friends go off to college, the distance and all the new exciting experiences can put a strain on a relationship, but for one pair of friends that won't be an issue.
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