Tuesday’s state superintendent primary election, pitting incumbent Jill Underly against challengers Brittany Kinser and Jeff Wright, saw the highest statewide voter turnout for a superintendent
Category: Education
The art of reciprocity
Printmaker Lesley Anne Numbers finds fulfillment through a blend of teaching and making art in the Madison Community In 2013, Lesley Anne Numbers, a bubbly
A place of despair: A Madison man’s memories from inside prison
A loud “clack” sound awakes me. The locks on the bars are released as I open my eyes and my nostrils are rushed with the
The places that shape us: Looking for people “like me” in Milwaukee and Madison
“Milwaukee born and Madison raised” is one way to describe me today. My earliest memory was me as a toddler in a home with white
Hmong American: A story 50 years in the making
Tom Chang holds fond memories of his childhood. He still recalls mornings where he would sit in the living room with his family, watching the
Community Shares Backyard Hero: Beth Welch
Before Beth Welch started her many volunteer endeavors across Madison and her current job in social services at Options in Community Living, she was set
Community Shares Backyard Hero: Ashley Idna
While taking time off work in 2019 to spend quality time with her young children, Lincoln and Maya, Ashley Idna began volunteering at their school
Community Shares Backyard Hero: Fox Coenen
Throughout high school, Fox Coenen led their school’s gay-straight alliance, which is how they discovered GSAFE, the Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools. They said
Training the people who make Wisconsin cheese unique
After spending several years making yogurt, Brad Harkins decided to try something new. But he was still interested in working in the food industry, and
One of a kind meat training program brings people from across the country to Madison
Despite the meat industry being one of the biggest industries in Wisconsin, the community of people who work in the meat business is relatively small.
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