“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
Category: Education
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.
Scratch cooking pilot program shows promise for the future of MMSD school lunches
On a Tuesday morning in a stainless-steel kitchen on Madison’s East Side, two women are plating just-out-of-the-oven honey ginger chicken and tofu, preparing noodles for
Common Ground with… ananda mirilli
ananda mirilli cares deeply about making Madison a better and more equitable place. Currently, they’re an education equity consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Public
President Biden unveils new student loan forgiveness plan during Madison visit
The president told the crowd this debt relief could be “life changing” for borrowers MADISON, Wis. – President Joe Biden visited Madison Area Technical College
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