Education

Knowledge is free at the Madison Info Shop

by Emily Genco | 06/04/2012 - 3:16pm

The Info Shop is part of a global movement to share resources and information

Tags: Marquette, Education, Local Business, Isthmus

Resolution to make food access a human right faces County Board

by Nora Hertel | 05/09/2012 - 10:20am

The resolution acknowledges that the county has a responsibility to make unused county land accessible to low-income communities for food production

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

Urban League to sponsor ACT prep program to address achievement gap

by Nora Hertel | 05/05/2012 - 1:00am

ACT College Readiness Academies will prepare low-income students and students of color for the ACT exams

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

Madison schools identify family involvement as key to closing achievement gap

by Hannah Kiddoo | 05/02/2012 - 9:36pm

As part of the district's achievement gap plan, MMSD plans to involve more parents in their child's learning through family and community programs.

Tags: East, Education, Diversity, Far West, People, Voices, Youth, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Madison American Indian students take second trip to National Science Bowl

by Gretchen Miron | 04/26/2012 - 5:20pm

A group of five students from the MMSD's American Indian Science and Engineering Society will compete in the National Science Bowl this weekend

Tags: Education, Diversity, Youth, Isthmus

Meeting highlights resources available to students with special needs

by Mario Koran | 04/25/2012 - 10:00am

The meeting helped parents understand IEPs, how to advocate for their children, and the effect of budget cuts on available services

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

Madison schools seek more diverse workforce to match student population

by Anna Asendorf | 04/24/2012 - 9:49am

As part of the achievement gap plan, the school district will recruit more teachers of color through a "Grow Our Own" program to target students, teachers and staff inside and outside the district.

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

Earth Day volunteers add six gardens to schoolyard

by Emily Eggleston | 04/23/2012 - 7:08pm

Students, staff, and parents of Sandburg Elementary School celebrated Earth Day by tripling the number of vegetable gardens in their school yard

Tags: Bluff Acres, Clarendon Hills, Food, Education, Environment, Norman Acres, City, Neighborhood Profiles, Westchester Gardens, Parks & Recreation, Youth

Lincoln Elementary School plans outdoor learning space

by Amelia Wedemeyer | 04/12/2012 - 2:59pm

Burr Oaks Neighborhood Association unveiled plans for an outdoor learning space to neighborhood officials meeting last month. The outdoor learning space will be on a lot beside Lincoln Elementary, is an ongoing sustainability project.