Education

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

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

Group considers redrawing boundary lines between La Follette and East High School attendance areas

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

Although the school board elections are over, education-related issues still weigh on parents’ minds.

Soraya Willems-Neal (left) and Suzanne Swift: Willems-Neal is one of two new co-presidents who are replacing Swift for next year after her term ends

For Suzanne Swift, the president of Franklin-Randall Elementary School’s parent-teacher organization (PTO), the issues are the same as they have always been, despite certain ones being used by candidates to “hang their hats on.”