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Local dance teacher makes dance inclusive and accessible to children

By Sophia Dramm | September 20, 2018

Weddings. Parties. Concerts. Prom. Middle school socials.

These are the moments in life when dancing is almost unavoidable.

More Black familes are choosing homeschooling, citing bias and desire for culturally-rich education

Around 11:30 a.m., fourth grader Karleese, 9, was given a vocabulary word he had never said before.
“In-thoo-see-as-thic?” Karleese said as he hurdled each syllable of the word on his computer screen.

The Bus Stops Here: For A Smart Move

New technology provides access and challenges to Madison’s bus system that must be adopted if Metro Transit is to be a viable transportation option moving forward.

United Way of Dane County launches flood relief fund

United Way of Dane County has launched a fund to aid those affected by recent flooding.

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City of Madison, Cycling Without Age offering free trishaw rides to promote new public program

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  • City Life
    Madison Commons Media Digest, September 22, 2018
    By Lew Friedland | September 22, 2018

      Top Stories ICE Arrests in Madison take city officials by surprise, Abigail Becker, Capital Times, September 22. Constituent called 911 on Dane Co.

  • City Life
    Madison Commons Media Digest, September 15, 2018
    By Lew Friedland | September 15, 2018

    Top Story The Fight to Save Democracy: volunteers pound the pavement to overcome "voter suppression," Joe Tarr, Isthmus, September 13. City of Madison City studies viability of joint police-fire station on North side, Abby Becker, CT, September 14.

  • City Life
    Media Digest, September 8, 2018
    By Lew Friedland | September 8, 2018

    Flood Coverage Flood damage in Dane reaches $209 million; flooding not expected to let up until this coming week in Southern Wisconsin, Bill Novak, Wisconsin State Journal, September 6.  Boats all but disappear from Madison lakes, Steven Verberg, Wisconsin State Journal, September 8.

  • Achievement Gap
    Community schools provide resources for students, families and community members
    By Lauren Thill | September 4, 2018

    The Madison Community Foundation is issuing its largest grant ever at $1.1 million to support the community schools initiative in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (more…)

Recent Posts: WisconsinWatch.org

WisconsinWeekly: Prison boom regrets, racial achievement gap

Thompson backtracks on prisons, barbs fly over racial achievement gap, Walker misleads on teacher porn case, aid for a paper company, DOJ’s nondisclosure agreements

How hackers could attack Wisconsin’s elections and what state officials are doing about it

Cybersecurity experts warn that private vendors, modems and removable memory devices make the state’s decentralized voting system vulnerable to attack

Wisconsin takes steps to avoid voter data breach that happened in Illinois

Wisconsin officials say they have taken multiple steps to guard against the type of attack that Russian hackers unleashed on neighboring Illinois when they allegedly stole data about hundreds of thousands of Illinois voters before the 2016 election. But the August rollout of vote tallying through the WisVote system shows more work needs to be done.

WisconsinWeekly: WI awash in secret political cash; many households lack basics

Secret donations provide hidden power in WI democracy, residents’ budgets squeezed, lead in MI schools’ water, Foxconn runoff, rural schools losing students

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism celebrates 10 years of uncovering truths, aiding democracy

The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism celebrated its 10th anniversary at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union with food, music and a critical look at the future of local and state investigative reporting.

Special Reports

  • After Oscars

    Losing the Oscar Mayer plant in Madison reflected the general trend of declining manufacturing jobs. But being part of a national trend doesn’t change the reality for the company’s employees and the city.

  • Bridging the Gap

    Bridging the Gap is an in-depth look at Madison’s racial academic achievement gap. This issue spans the city and touches almost every aspect of our community.

About Madison Commons

Madison Commons is a community journalism project powered by University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Our reporters regularly cover neighborhood news and local issues relating to environment, local food issues, education, development, nonprofits, and social justice. We also do special reports, including one on the closing of Oscar Mayer and the achievement gap.

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