Interview with Mayoral Candidate Scott Resnick A new vision for Madison by A. David Dahmer The city of Madison mayoral race got a little more interesting last week when Madison District 8 Alder Scott Resnick took to the steps of the Madison Municipal Building for a press conference announcing that he was throwing […]
Interview with Mayoral Candidate Scott Resnick: A new vision for Madison
Madison College receives $5 million grant to train workers
By The Madison Times Staff MADISON — Madison College has received a $5 million grant to train nearly 1,000 workers in high-demand professions such as machine tooling, certified nursing assistants, welding, industrial maintenance, and metal processes and repair.The award is part of $28 million in statewide grants that Governor Scott Walker recently announced as part […]
Businesses stepping up for racial equality
Businesses stepping up for racial equality by Anita J. Martin On July 22, more than 50 folks got together for a deeper look at inequity, why there is urgency to address the problem, and how businesses in the greater Madison area can step up. Dane Buy Local sponsored the program, which took […]
Students learn about policing at Career Exploration Program
By Students learn about policing at Career Exploration Program by A. David Dahmer The Madison Police Department hosted about 25 local sophomore students as part of the Boys & Girls Club AVID/TOPS Career Exploration Program July 23 at the MPD Training Center on Madison’s east side. A diverse group of officers of various […]
AKA’s Walk It Out 2014
By A. David Dahmer
Great Lakes invests over $900,000 in Madison to drive up college graduation rates
By Janine Stephens, Boys & Girls Club MADISON —Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation has awarded a record $8.8 million to colleges and community-based organizations in four states that proposed effective solutions to the persistent problem of low college graduation rates for disadvantaged students. More than $900,000 of the total Great Lakes commitment will directly […]
The high cost of injustice
By Julianne Malveaux What if we didn’t incarcerate people who commit non-violent crimes? Or, if we sentenced them, what if their sentences were reasonable, instead of intolerable? What if a man who steals a $159 jacket while high gets drug treatment and a sentence of, say, two years, instead of a sentence of life imprisonment […]
Madison School District releases first annual report: Details progress through year and student achievement outcomes
MADISON —The Madison Metropolitan School District released its first annual report at Sennett Middle School on Monday, detailing progress on the district’s strategy to raise achievement for all students and close opportunity gaps.“Not only have we built a strong foundation for our future success, but we are starting to see promising results already,” Superintendent Jennifer […]
PEOPLE high school students celebrate completing pre-college program
MADISON — One of the most successful long-term diversity pipelines to higher education in the nation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) continues to increase the number of college-ready students applying to the state's flagship campus.On Friday, Aug. 1, another 118 PEOPLE high school scholars from across Wisconsin will […]
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