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Month: November 2018

Northside Listening Session Opens Dialog Between Police, Community
City Life

Northside Listening Session Opens Dialog Between Police, Community

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018

Describe a time when you felt like a part of your identity (your race, your gender, your job) was being profiled or stereotyped. What was

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Northside
SSFP: Local Neighborhood Foundation Helps Students Develop Real-Life Skills
City Life Health

SSFP: Local Neighborhood Foundation Helps Students Develop Real-Life Skills

November 27, 2018December 10, 2018

The Mellowhood Foundation’s Summer Initiative is a paid summer program in the southwest Madison Meadowood neighborhood that teaches a large age-range of children about independence

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Nonprofit News
The interactive game, Dane Changers, is now available as an app
Culture

The interactive game, Dane Changers, is now available as an app

November 26, 2018

The United Way of Dane County’s interactive game “Dane Changers” is officially available as an app. Users can now play the game on their mobile

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Nonprofit News, United Way Dane County
The Bus Stops Here: Public Transit, Good Government and Citizen Engagement
Sports

The Bus Stops Here: Public Transit, Good Government and Citizen Engagement

November 16, 2018November 26, 2018

Do you think that an interested “adult city resident” should be able to contact another “adult city resident” who sits on a city government oversight

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Transportation
Partnership between MMSD and MATC brings STEM degrees to a diverse group of high school students
Education

Partnership between MMSD and MATC brings STEM degrees to a diverse group of high school students

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018

College students really are getting younger. This year, 26 students from East High School and La Follette High School spend their days taking classes at

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Achievement Gap
Stopping the school to prison pipeline in Madison schools using restorative justice
Education

Stopping the school to prison pipeline in Madison schools using restorative justice

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

Every 53 minutes, a gentle chime invites students into the hallways of East High School, where their principal, Michael Hernandez, stands to the side of

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November 2018 Backyard Heroes
City Life

November 2018 Backyard Heroes

November 5, 2018

Community Shares, a partner of Madison Commons, recognizes two volunteers each month. The volunteers come from Community Shares’ member groups and are selected for their

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Community Shares, Nonprofit News
Phase one of the Oscar Mayer Strategic Assessment Plan has been completed
City Life

Phase one of the Oscar Mayer Strategic Assessment Plan has been completed

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018

The City of Madison’s Oscar Mayer Strategic Assessment Committee has completed phase one of potential special area plan elements of the strategic assessment for the

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Northside, Oscar Mayer

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