Voices

Art by clinical hands: an exhibit at UW Hospital

by Yilang Peng | 11/19/2012 - 6:44am

UW Hospital features all varieties of artwork by doctors and hospital staff -- story with video

Tags: People, Services, Voices

Homeless and friends rally at Reynolds Park

by Mary Sussman | 11/07/2012 - 6:24am

October homeless rally raises the issue of Madison's shelter shortage

Tags: Housing, People, Services, Voices, Youth

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

The Bus Stops Here: Meet the Madison Area Bus Advocates

by Susan DeVos | 08/20/2012 - 7:35am

An introduction to the Madison Area Bus Advocates and their new, monthly column

Tags: East, Transportation, Madison voices, City, Far West, Voices, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Madison Commons Virtual Garden Show: Badger Fountain of Life Garden connects Bhutanese refugees with community

by Clara Huerta | 07/29/2012 - 4:25pm

The Garden also serves the Allied Drive Food Pantry, the local Boys & Girls Club, and the Fountain of Life Youth Group

Tags: Jennifer Johnson, Food, Development, Diversity, People, Voices, South Central

Oral history project examines Madison’s activist past

by Emily Genco | 07/24/2012 - 5:31pm

The project hopes to collect personal stories of political activism that would otherwise go undocumented

Tags: Education, Diversity, Local Media, People, Voices, Isthmus

Girls Rock Camp teaches music, self-esteem

by Haley Perrin | 07/08/2012 - 7:59pm

The camp gives girls aged eight through eighteen a chance to star in their own rock band

Tags: Education, People, Services, Voices, Youth, Southwest

Some assembly required: Merle Bailey's backyard flotilla

by Susan Endres | 05/24/2012 - 1:00am

Bay Creek resident, Merle Bailey, has a "fleet" of 18 boats, many of which he built himself

Tags: Transportation, Bay Creek, Environment, People, Voices, South Central

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 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

Meetings give citizens a chance to participate in the budget-making process

by Amelia Wedemeyer | 04/20/2012 - 4:15pm

About 25 people attended the first of five community meetings aimed at including citizens in the budget-making process

Tags: City Life, City, People, Services, Voices, North

Plan to close Madison achievement gap addresses cultural practices

by Hannah Kiddoo | 04/11/2012 - 11:25am

MMSD's proposal addresses a lack of culturally relevant practices in classrooms to help close the achievement gap

Tags: Allied Drive, City Life, Education, Diversity, People, Voices, South Central

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