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
Month: November 2018
SSFP: Local Neighborhood Foundation Helps Students Develop Real-Life Skills
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
The interactive game, Dane Changers, is now available as an app
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
The Bus Stops Here: Public Transit, Good Government and Citizen Engagement
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
Partnership between MMSD and MATC brings STEM degrees to a diverse group of high school students
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
Stopping the school to prison pipeline in Madison schools using restorative justice
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
November 2018 Backyard Heroes
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
From Oaxaca to Madison: Stitching with a common thread
They call themselves Las Hormigas Bordadoras, or the Embroidering Ants, for their town, San Francisco Tanivet in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, which their ancestors
Phase one of the Oscar Mayer Strategic Assessment Plan has been completed
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
