Yesterday, members of the Madison Metropolitan School Board argued over a proposal that would have allocated $35,000 to pay police officers for security during extracurricular events, such as sporting events and graduation. The school district is required to pay for security at the Kohl Center, which the district uses for its yearly graduation ceremony. Without […]
MMSD Releases Study About New Superintendent
In August, Jennifer Cheatham resigned as the Madison Metropolitan School District superintendent to begin teaching at Harvard University. Now, the district has shared progress on its search for Cheatham’s replacement. Last week, consulting firm BWP and Associates, which the district hired to aid in its search, released the results of a study that asked Madison […]
Back-to-School Show: First Day Reflections
Summer is winding down and school is back in session! Carousel celebrates the first day back in class with school board president Gloria Reyes and recently-elected school board member Ananda Mirilli from the Madison Metropolitan School District. They discuss the search for a new superintendent, the importance of extending support to teachers in their struggle […]
Do Madison schools need their own police officers?
That’s the question our reporting interns Peyton Barber and Mario Canacasco set out to investigate. For the past two decades, there have been MPD police officers stationed in each of the major Madison high schools, paid for by the school district. But recently, this deal has come under scrutiny by community members who say that […]
The Race for Madison School Board’s Seat One
Carousel Bayrd speaks with the two candidates vying for Seat 1 on the Madison School Board, Gloria Reyes and Anna Moffit. First she speaks with Peter Opitz, student leader at Middleton High School, about tomorrow’s walkout and rally against gun violence. Students from all four Madison high schools and other area high schools will be […]
Candidates for the Madison Board of Education Debate at Forum
Candidates for the Madison Board of Education participated in a forum at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Madison’s south side last night. The Capital Times, Simpson Street Free Press and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosted the forum. All three candidates attended: Mary Burke, a three-term incumbent running unopposed for Seat 2, as well as incumbent […]
