Education

Why the absentee votes in the Dean Loumos vs. Wayne Strong race aren't tabulated

by Nora Hertel | 04/12/2013 - 12:52pm

We address the question: How many absentee ballots went to Strong vs. Loumos?

Tags: Alison Dirr, East, Education, City, Far West, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Shorewood International Food Fair offered the world on a plate

by Emily Eggleston | 04/11/2013 - 9:14am

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

Weekend event: Food Camp this Saturday

by Emily Eggleston | 04/09/2013 - 10:46am

If you’re looking for a new food-related hobby, the second annual Madison Food Camp on Saturday, April 13 is an ideal starting place. Learn how to make bacon, cheese, nut milk, yogurt, and maple syrup. Or find out how to raise chickens in the city, keep bees, and grown an indoor hydroponic garden.

Jeff Augustine explains how to tap a maple tree at last year's Food Camp.

Tags: Food, Education, Parks & Recreation, Isthmus

Wisconsin flute community to converge in Madison this weekend

by Nora Hertel | 04/05/2013 - 5:51am

Flute players and fans assemble for Flutes in Dairyland, a festival featuring musical performances, community

Tags: East, Education, UW Campus, Far West, Parks & Recreation, People, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Madison School Board election: Media roundup

by Alison Dirr | 04/01/2013 - 7:07am

Access recent media coverage of the Madison School Board race here, organized by each seat up for election

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

Summary of Madison School Board endorsements for April 2 election

by Alison Dirr | 03/31/2013 - 8:48pm

Area and state officials and organizations declared preferences for the school board election

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

School board race comes to Operation Fresh Start

by Alison Dirr | 03/31/2013 - 12:05am

School board candidates face questions from Operation Fresh Start students at forum

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

Meet the Madison schools' Student Liaison

by Alison Dirr | 03/30/2013 - 10:01am

This profile features Libby Scholz, 18-year-old member of the Madison School Board

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

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

by Jake Wolter | 03/28/2013 - 9:55am

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

Badger Rock Charter: School is more than teachers and students

by Stephen Perez | 03/24/2013 - 3:50pm

Column from charter school teacher explores the importance of adult volunteers and staff in schools

Tags: Madison voices, Education, Moorland-Rimrock, Voices, Youth, South Central

School district working to address student mental health

by Alison Dirr | 03/15/2013 - 8:07am

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 - 8:23am

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, Maple-Prairie, Education, Stone Meadows, Westhaven Trails, Development, Diversity, Youth, Southwest

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