The articles below provide a local and national overview of Montessori.
Montessori Coverage
2024
50 Years of Public Montessori in Milwaukee – National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector, April 22, 2024
MPS Montessori Program Celebration – WISN 12, February 11, 2024
Steph Connects: A Montessori Celebration at MPS – TMJ4 WTMJ-TV, February 10, 2024
Volunteers Spend MLK Day Painting Dozens of New Murals at Milwaukee School – WISN 12, January 15, 2024
Milwaukee Area Remembers the Art of Giving Back on MLK Day – CBS 58 WDJT, January 15, 2024
Milwaukee School Celebrates 50 Years of Montessori Teaching Method – Spectrum News 1, January 12, 2024
2023
After Years of Teacher Shortages, MPS Brings Montessori Training In-House – OnMilwaukee.com, November 2, 2023
Five New 'Green' Playgrounds Unveiled at Milwaukee Public Schools – WISN 12, October 11, 2023
Milwaukee Public Schools Welcomes Students Back to School – WISN 12, September 6, 2023
MPS Students Go Birding for Black Birders Week – WISN 12, May 31, 2023
Nearby Nature Milwaukee and Zoological Society of Milwaukee Host First Black Birder Week Event – CBS 58 WDJT, May 31, 2023
Montessori: The World's Most Influential School? – BBC, January 31, 2023
2022
A Milwaukee Eighth-Grader Hopes to Grow On and Off the Basketball Court, But He's Already the People's Champ – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 8, 2022
Have a Cow: Dairy Farms Use Technology to Connect with Students – CBS 58 WDJT, May 15, 2022
Adopt-a-Cow Program Introduces Students to Life on a Farm – CBS 58 WDJT, May 9, 2022
City of Readers Video Series Aims to Spark a Love of Books among Children – OnMilwaukee.com, February 21, 2022
2021
Milwaukee Communities Come Together to Turn Schools' 'Concrete Jungles' into Green Spaces and Outdoor Classrooms – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 8, 2021
First Day of School for MPS Students at MacDowell Montessori – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 16, 2021
MPS Offers Dual Language Learning Program – WISN Channel 12, March 20, 2021
Black Male Teachers Can Have a Profound Impact in the Classroom. Unfortunately, They're a Rarity – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, updated January 22, 2021
2019
Montessori in Milwaukee Public Schools – National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector, October 4, 2019
Middle School Coffee Shop Offers Students a Taste of the Real World – CBS 58 WDJT Milwaukee, June 2, 2019
How Did Milwaukee End Up with So Many Public Montessori Schools? – WUWM 89.7 FM, April 15, 2019
Borsuk: In Milwaukee, Montessori Schools Are Delivering What Parents Want – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 15, 2019
Black Excellence Awards: Rahsaan Roberson-Teague – WISN 12, February 12, 2019
2018
6th Annual Montessori Peace Summit Works to Build Community – OnMilwaukee.com, May 10, 2018
2017
New State Law Could End MPS's Struggles to Staff Its Montessori Schools – OnMilwaukee.com, November 29, 2017
Craig Montessori Students Organize Peace March – Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association, May 22, 2017
Lloyd Barbee Montessori School Students Bring 'Someone They Love' to School on Valentine's Day – Fox6 News, February 14, 2017
Riley Elementary Hosts Open House for New Dual-Language Montessori Program – OnMilwaukee.com, February 2, 2017
Parent Demand Drives Growth in Montessori Programs – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 3, 2017
2016
Groundbreaking Held for Addition at MPS's Top-Performing Maryland Avenue Montessori School – Milwaukee Public Schools, June 8, 2016
Montessori Schools – Encyclopedia of Milwaukee, 2016
2015
'Amazing to see the Smiles': Student 'Elves' from Oconomowoc Stop by Milwaukee School – Fox6 News, December 18, 2015
There's a Track in the Basement of the Old Juneau High School? – 88.9 Radio Milwaukee, October 28, 2015
Why Urban Farming Helps Students Across Disciplines – The NEA Foundation, June 19, 2015
2014
They're Coming by the Busload to See Our Public Montessori Schools – OnMilwaukee.com, February 28, 2014
Hildegard Solzbacher Brought Montessori Way of Teaching to Milwaukee – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 30, 2014
2012
Milwaukee's Montessori Boom – BayViewCompass.com, October 1, 2012
Milwaukee Public Schools: Vested in Montessori Education – School Matters MKE, July 13, 2012
2011
Celebrating the Montessori Pioneers at MacDowell – OnMilwaukee.com, May 12, 2011
2010
Larry Page and Sergey Brin Discuss Their Experience as Montessori Students – 20/20, February 10, 2010
2006
Best of Class – Education Week, November 10, 2006
Montessori Education Provides Better Outcomes than Traditional Methods, Study Indicates – UVA Today, September 29, 2006
2003
Outcomes for Students in a Montessori Program: A Longitudinal Study of the Experience in the Milwaukee Public Schools – Association Montessori International, May 2003