Education

School district brings in teachers from Spain, expands dual language immersion

by Claire Courchane | 12/17/2012 - 11:58am

The Madison Metropolitan School District hired seven new teachers from Spain this year as part of its efforts to immerse students in the Spanish language.

Isabel Simonetti, the school district’s bilingual personnel analyst, said the decision stemmed from an insufficient number of certified bilingual teachers in the U.S.

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

Urban League and high-profile guests discuss achievement gap at education summit opener

by Mario Koran | 12/07/2012 - 7:48am

Educate to Elevate! forum addresses achievement gap with insights from John Legend and Geoffrey Canada

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

Allied Drive Learning Center offers after-school help, builds community

by Leah Linscheid | 11/27/2012 - 7:45am

The Learning Center addresses a few local needs in Allied Drive while addressing a larger issue of poverty

Tags: Allied Drive, City Life, Heistand, Education, Neighborhood Profiles, Youth, South Central

Badger Rock Charter: Where's the common sense?

by Stephen Perez | 11/25/2012 - 4:18pm

Badger Rock charter school responds to low reading scores with common sense solutions

Tags: Madison voices, Education, Moorland-Rimrock, Youth

Halloween candy trade-in party to combat childhood obesity, Nov. 3

by Mary Sussman | 10/31/2012 - 9:09pm

Are the kids bouncing off the walls after eating too much Halloween candy this week?

Tags: Food, Education, Youth, Isthmus, Near West

Madison Public Library considers digital press for local authors and a new e-book model

by Mary Sussman | 10/30/2012 - 5:04am

The library hopes to e-publish local authors, seeks a new model for e-books to reduce costs

Tags: Capitol Neighborhood Inc, Education, Development, Local Media, Voices

Badger Rock Charter: Can I try?

by Stephen Perez | 10/23/2012 - 11:23am

Teacher Stephen Perez offers a glimpse inside a Madison charter school, Badger Rock Middle School

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

Challenging primates’ intelligence for their health, better research

by Yilang Peng | 10/15/2012 - 9:11pm

Primate researchers use enrichment activities to improve the wellbeing of experimental animals and experiments

Tags: Xin Wang, Education, UW Campus, Youth, Isthmus

Director of seed bank highlights importance of biodiversity

by Emily Eggleston | 10/13/2012 - 10:32am

Executive Director of Seed Savers Exchange spoke about the importance of maintaining plant biodiversity Wednesday night.

Tags: Food, Education, Environment, Schenk-Atwood, Schenk-Atwood- Starkweather, Near East

Latino Academy of Workforce Development provides training, community to hundreds

by Mario Koran | 10/07/2012 - 5:06pm

The Latino Academy, housed in a neighborhood center, offers computer classes and job training

Tags: East, City Life, Education, Development, Vera Court, People, Isthmus, Near East, North

Sunflowers inspire efficient solar power

by Emily Eggleston | 09/30/2012 - 3:21pm

Local researcher and professor uses nanotechnology to make solar panels more efficient

Tags: Education, UW Campus, Environment, Isthmus

Final community meeting on superintendent search touches on privatization, culture, and the search itself

by Michael Tews | 09/24/2012 - 5:28am

Ten attendees raise concerns to Ray and Associates, Inc. about the district and the consultants themselves

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

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