Youth

Madison Expeditionary Learning Academy offers new options for students

by Haley Perrin | 01/09/2013 - 8:30am

A new interdisciplinary high school is in the works for the Madison area

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

Madison taking shots at achievement gap with $4.7 million

by Rory Linnane | 12/28/2012 - 8:32am

MMSD set up and expanded programs to help students of color and white students find equal footing

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

Lack of area schools pushes Allied Drive neighbors to create their own sense of community

by Leah Linscheid | 12/18/2012 - 3:12pm

Without a central school, Allied Drive neighbors initiate programs for area kids

Tags: Allied Drive, Arbor Hills, Bay Creek, Bram’s Addition, Broadway-Lake Point, City Life, Burr Oaks, Capitol View Heights, Education, Dunn's Marsh, Highland Manor, Indian Springs, Moorland-Rimrock, Neighborhood Profiles, Waunona, Parks & Recreation, Youth, South Central

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.

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Blue Sky Girls: Moving on and up with Rett syndrome

by Zhengzheng Zhang | 11/30/2012 - 7:40am

Video story about a family affected by Rett syndrome and the event to promote awareness of it

Tags: East, City, Far West, People, Voices, Youth, 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

Mallards spark teen employment

by Patrick Schrank | 11/08/2012 - 6:04am

This summer a small group of young men from Vera Court Neighborhood Center’s Spark Program began their first jobs. While it can be difficult for many teens to find employment, these young men spent their summer selling soda and hotdogs for the Madison Mallards, who employ over 350 game day staff members each summer.

Brian Sather, director of food and beverage for the Mallards, explained, “Most of those positions are filled by high school kids, and it’s usually their first job.”

Tags: Madison voices, Neighborhood Profiles, Local Business, Vera Court, Youth, North

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

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

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