Diversity

Madison schools identify family involvement as key to closing achievement gap

by Hannah Kiddoo | 05/02/2012 - 10:36pm

As part of the district's achievement gap plan, MMSD plans to involve more parents in their child's learning through family and community programs.

Tags: East, Education, Diversity, Far West, People, Voices, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Madison schools seek more diverse workforce to match student population

by Anna Asendorf | 04/24/2012 - 10:49am

As part of the achievement gap plan, the school district will recruit more teachers of color through a "Grow Our Own" program to target students, teachers and staff inside and outside the district.

Tags: East, Education, Diversity, Far West, Voices, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Plan to close Madison achievement gap addresses cultural practices

by Hannah Kiddoo | 04/11/2012 - 12:25pm

MMSD's proposal addresses a lack of culturally relevant practices in classrooms to help close the achievement gap

Tags: Allied Drive, City Life, Education, Diversity, People, Voices, South Central

Nerad faces student critiques at Centro Hispano

by Mario Koran | 03/22/2012 - 3:00pm

Local students weigh in on the achievement gap and reluctance to discuss race in Madison schools

Tags: City Life, Education, City, Diversity, Voices, South Central

Community members evaluate College and Career Readiness plan to close achievement gap

by Hannah Kiddoo | 03/09/2012 - 4:26pm

Participants at school district input session propose mentors, hands-on learning and career-focused curriculum as important aspects of closing the achievement gap.

Tags: Education, Diversity, People, Voices, Youth, South Central

Literacy Network continues free Spanish and English courses for local parents

by Jamie Stark | 02/09/2012 - 3:25pm

The English in the Schools Program kicks off its spring semester of free courses tonight at Midvale Elementary School from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Tags: East, Education, Diversity, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest

Community, education, occupation, and health care central at South Madison Promise Zone events

by Hakyung Chung | 05/20/2013 - 10:35am

South Madison Promise Zone addresses needs identified by community members at monthly events

Shorewood International Food Fair offered the world on a plate

by Emily Eggleston | 04/11/2013 - 10:14am

Parents and teachers of Shorewood Elementary School organized an international fair as the final day in a week-long celebration of their school’s diversity and more than 700 people attended.

Tags: Food, Education, Eagle Heights Assembly, Neighborhood Profiles, Diversity, Near West

School Board candidates discuss diversity and collaboration in education at Centro Hispano

by Jake Wolter | 03/28/2013 - 10:55am

Candidates for the Madison School Board race met Saturday, March 23 at the Centro Hispano to discuss K -12 education with the Latin American community.

Mural inside the Centro HispanoCurrent School Board President James Howard and his opponent for seat four Greg Packnett, candidates for seat three Dean Loumos and Wayne Strong, and the sole candidate for seat five, TJ Mertz, attended.

Tags: East, Education, Diversity, Far West, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

School district working to address student mental health

by Alison Dirr | 03/15/2013 - 9:07am

MMSD task force considers mental health concerns among students and ways to offer support

Tags: East, Education, Diversity, Far West, People, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Madison School Board debates keeping Dual Language Immersion at Chavez Elementary

by Alison Dirr | 03/07/2013 - 9:23am

UPDATE: On March 18 the MMSD School Board voted to end the DLI program at Chavez Elementary.

Parents still had questions as they filed out of the March 4 Madison School Board committee meeting held in the Doyle Administration Building’s McDaniels Auditorium.

The topic before the Student Achievement and Performance Monitoring Committee was whether to continue the Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program at Chavez Elementary School. One of the committee’s concerns was the program’s lack of native Spanish-speaking students.

Tags: Country Grove, Education, Maple-Prairie, Development, Diversity, Stone Meadows, Westhaven Trails, Youth, Southwest

Urban League helps recruit diverse staff for MMSD

by Jessica Levine | 02/21/2013 - 1:18pm

Diversity among staff has become a priority for the Madison Metropolitan School District to meet the needs of their diverse student body. The Urban League of Greater Madison hosted a recruitment event for Madison Metropolitan School District Feb. 19 to help fill open faculty positions and promote diversity within the district.

Tags: City Life, East, Education, Diversity, Far West, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

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