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The MPS Board approved a district-wide uniform policy for the 2017-18 school year, designed to improve student outcomes. The Milwaukee Board of School Directors has approved a district-wide uniform policy that will be in effect for all schools beginning in the 2017-18 school year. The policy sets basic uniform guidelines for all district schools; for example, pants must be tan, navy blue or black khaki-style pants. School communities have the flexibility to use their school colors for shirts. Proposed 2017-18 school budgets have funding to support the uniform policy. Schools can opt out of the uniform policy if 66...

State Troopers have been deployed outside of Wisconsin to assist with the removal of peaceful protestors. State Representative Jonathan Brostoff, a resident of Milwaukee, issued a statement speaking out against Wisconsin’s deployment of 17 State Troopers and inspectors to North Dakota for the purpose of assisting in the removal of citizens peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The Wisconsin State Troopers and inspectors were sent under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). This is a national disaster-relief compact that provides a way for states to request assistance from other states during governor-declared times of emergency. “The intent of...

The parade steps off on Wisconsin Avenue at Old World Third Street and will wind its way through the streets of Downtown Milwaukee. The Shamrock Club of Wisconsin’s 51st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will make its return to Downtown Milwaukee on Saturday, March 11 at Noon. The parade steps off on Wisconsin Avenue at Old World Third Street and will wind its way through the streets of Downtown Milwaukee. Building on a successful partnership, the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin and the Westown Association, along with presenting sponsor Miller Lite, are collaborating on Wisconsin’s oldest and largest St. Patrick’s...

People of all ages and from many nations will come together during the traditional pow wow ceremony to dance, sing, and celebrate as a community. All the excitement, color, and pageantry of American Indian dance and song will be on display at Indian Summer Festival’s 25th Annual Pow Wow. The event will be held at Wisconsin State Fair Park from March 11 to 12. The pow wow opens with the pageantry of the not to be missed Grand Entry. Veterans carrying the eagle feather staff and the American flag are followed by men, women, teens and tiny tots wearing...

Catholic Friar Tomás González Castillo, who advocates for migrants, will kick off the Marquette Democracy Project spring series on February 28. As founder and director of La 72, a sanctuary near the Mexico-Guatemala border, Friar Tomás González Castillo is a leader of a Catholic movement to advocate for migrants in Mexico. He spends much of his time traveling Mexico to call attention to the many issues surrounding the migrants. Castillo will speak at the Alumni Memorial Union at Marquette University, as part of the initial event of four spring forums sponsored by the university’s Democracy Project. “As one of...

The Urban Economic Development Association presents a night of music, dancing, dining, and carnival entertainment. On February 25, the Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin (UEDA) will celebrate Milwaukee’s culture and diversity with its annual fundraiser, Carnival Milwaukee. The event will be held from 6:30 – 10:30p.m. at the Zoofari Conference Center located at 9715 W. Bluemound Road in Milwaukee. In its ninth year, Carnival Milwaukee continues to provide guests with the opportunity to enjoy food, fun and festivities in our unique and diverse city. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to taste an array of dishes from more...