The topic of education is often mentioned in the media and so is
our school.

On the Road to College and Beyond

Alumni Director, R. Slaughter is featured in an October 2008 Journal-Sentinel article about the importance of middle school students planning ahead for their future careers. The article addresses “an overall movement that has seen middle schools increase their attempts to get adolescents more focused on their futures through such activities as college campus tours.

“‘The younger, the better,’ said Reginald Slaughter, Director of Alumni Services for Milwaukee College Preparatory School, a city charter school where the classrooms are named after colleges and student field trips include tours of college campuses from Columbia University to Boston College. Recently, 38 students at the school took an all-day trip to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

“‘If you wait until they get into high school to consider whether they want to go to college, their time is up,’ said Slaughter, whose school serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade.”
http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/33618484.html

Star of Teaching Award

Edward Richerson, 8th grade Math teacher has been selected as Wisconsin’s 2007 American Star of Teaching. This National award was presented Oct.12,2007 at an all school assembly by U.S. Dept. of Education Assistant Secretary, Terrell Halaska who flew to our school from Washington D.C. There were 4000 teachers nominated for this award from across the country, and Mr. Richerson was chosen as the winner for the State of Wisconsin. This is a phenomenal, well-deserved tribute for Mr. Richerson and an indicator of the high level of teaching that pervades classrooms throughout Milwaukee College Prep. Edward has been teaching math at Milwaukee College Prep for three years. In that time he has had a profound impact on the lives of the students he teaches. Under his watch, students’ scores at the proficient or advanced levels on standardized math tests have increased from 51 to 67 percent. The school’s principal, Mr. Robert Rauh called Richerson an “awesome role model with a tough love style that has helped students’ growth in life skills parallel to their growth in math skills.” Alan Borsuk from the Journal Sentinel recognizes Mr. Richerson in his Oct. 15, 2007 blog.
http://blogs.jsonline.com/education/archive/2007/10/15/national-recognition.aspx

Joanne Williams, FOX 6TV came to the school to recognize Mr. Richerson along with a piece on the 5pm news on Oct. 15, 2007.
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Here is an article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Sept. 25, 2007 “Reading gap is nation’s worst”.

In an article written by Alan Borsuk, from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Sept. 4, 2007, Milwaukee College Prep School was used as an example of a school that continues to achieve excellent results.