MPS American history teachers and Marquette University Professor Michael Donoghue gathered at Barnes & Noble recently to discuss the book "The Kennedy Legacy: Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled" by Vincent Bzdek.
The discussion was lively and the Kennedy legend was parsed and dissected along with, in this first audio excerpt, the potential motives of the author.
The U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History grant is designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge and understanding of and appreciation for traditional U.S. history. . In MPS, implementation of the Teaching American History grant supports goals one and three of the district's Working Together, Achieving More strategic plan: Students meet and exceed Wisconsin academic standards and graduate prepared for higher education, careers and citizenship and Leaders and staff demonstrate continuous improvement through focused professional development.
Historian John Fea's talk on colonial women and children delivered to the Junior Historian's Forum. Posted Nov. 20.
The overview of the Grigsby / Coggs MPS governance proposal. Posted Nov. 17.
Lois Quinn of UWM's Employment and Training Institute talks about the incredibly high central city job gap and the "how stupid is that" drivers' license policies that are most harmful to the city's poorest people. Posted Oct. 5, 2009.
Lois Quinn of UWM's Employment and Training Institute discusses the child care industry and how it affects MPS. Posted Sept. 26, 2009
