Rachel Morello
WUWM 89.7 FM
Milwaukee, WI, United States
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What's The Story With Milwaukee's Police Call Boxes?
Even if you’ve spent only a little time in Milwaukee, you’ve likely noticed some unusual figures lurking on city sidewalks. They’re big and blue, dotting → Read More
Why Doesn't Milwaukee Have A College Football Team?
Wisconsin has a lot of love for its football teams. Year-round, you see folks decked out in green and gold to show their "Packer pride," or hear fans → Read More
What Does Montessori Education Look Like in Wisconsin?
Many educators throughout Milwaukee and Wisconsin have embraced the Montessori learning method. Not exactly sure what makes a Montessori school different? → Read More
Passing Notes: 'I Was Told There Would Be No Math'
Every few weeks, WUWM education reporter Rachel Morello flips through her notes to bring us the scoop on news out of area classrooms. Test your knowledge → Read More
Passing Notes: A Policy Pop Quiz for Your Snow Day
Every few weeks, WUWM education reporter Rachel Morello flips through her notebook to bring us the scoop on news out of area schools. Test your knowledge → Read More
How Do Milwaukee Parents Choose A School For Their Children?
In Milwaukee, there are more school options than ever for families to choose from. So many, that making a choice can seem overwhelming to some. With such a → Read More
The Story Behind MPS’ Most Popular Mystery Meat
School cafeterias are notorious for dishing up some meals that cause kids to groan, or even pack a bagged lunch, to avoid the day's entree. But one lunch → Read More
Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn To Retire
Edward Flynn, the embattled chief of Milwaukee's Police Department, will retire from his post next month. Flynn’s current term was due to continue through → Read More
Wisconsin Athletic Group Provides Students With Concussion Insurance
One in 5 high school athletes will suffer from a concussion during the school sports season. This year, Wisconsin became the fourth state in the U.S. to provide concussion insurance to student-athletes. → Read More
Wisconsin Kids Say the Darndest (and Wisest) Things About Education
As adults, we have a lot of opinions about the way kids these days grow up. We were in their shoes once, and now, we’re in charge of bringing up the next → Read More
Passing Notes: Themes from 2017 That Will (Likely) Continue into the New Year
Every few weeks, WUWM education reporter Rachel Morello flips through her notebook to give us the scoop on what's happening in local schools. This week, → Read More
More Questions than Answers as Milwaukee Prepares for UW System Merger
With change comes uncertainty -- and uncertain is exactly the vibe on UW-Milwaukee’s campus, as faculty, staff and students begin to learn more about the → Read More
Some Wisconsin Schools Use Standards-Based Grading...What Is That?
Several Wisconsin school districts are trying a new method of evaluating what students learn. It’s called “standards-based grading,” and it’s different → Read More
Wisconsin-lllinois 'Rivalry' Seems A Bit...One-Sided
Certainly, Wisconsin and Illinois have storied rivalries in the sports arena: the Green Bay Packers vs. the Chicago Bears, the Brewers and the Cubs, the → Read More
Board of Regents Approves Plan to Merge Two-, Four-Year Campuses
Updated Thursday, Nov. 9 : The UW Board of Regents approved a plan at its monthly meeting Thursday that would merge the systems two-year schools with its → Read More
Meet Bell, This Racine School's Therapy Dog
School can play many roles in a child’s life: it’s the place kids learn, it can be the place they eat, and play. And it can also be the place they go for → Read More
Bag or Bay-g? Understanding Wisconsin's Accent... As Best We Can
Bubbler Talk receives a lot of submissions asking about the way Milwaukeeans talk: What’s with Milwaukee saying ‘yet’ in place of ‘still’?, Why do people → Read More
UW System 'Restructuring' Plan Calls For Merging Two-, Four-Year Campuses
Leaders in the University of Wisconsin system have new ideas about how to increase enrollment at state schools. UW System president Ray Cross is expected → Read More
Across the Divide: Where Is School Choice Headed Under President Trump?
For years, state lawmakers have been expanding school choice throughout Wisconsin, allowing public dollars to follow kids to private schools. Now, the → Read More
How Can Wisconsin Schools Prepare For Foxconn, Other Jobs of the Future?
Today’s education and business communities talk a lot about “jobs of the future.” What are those jobs? And how are kids being prepared for them? → Read More