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Education fund to focus on traditional subjects, plus arts

Submitted by Susan Endres, Madison Commons Reporter
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 3:53pm

The Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools will focus its efforts for the foreseeable future on the achievement gap and STEAM education, according to Executive Director Stephanie Hayden.

"We just felt that it was true to our mission and our vision for all schools to be successful, and so we knew the achievement gap had to be part of our focus moving forward," she said.

STEAM refers to the traditional STEM education -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- but  includes the arts.

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PTO presidents consider education challenges

Submitted by Susan Endres, Madison Commons Reporter
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 2:53pm
PTO presidents consider education challenges

Although the school board elections are over, education-related issues still weigh on parents’ minds.

For Suzanne Swift, the president of Franklin-Randall Elementary School’s parent-teacher organization, the issues are the same as they have always been, despite certain ones being used by candidates to "hang their hats on.”

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Public meeting set on postal processing consolidation

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 9:43am

A public meeting is set as part of the U.S. Postal Service study of possible consolidation of its Madison and Milwaukee processing and distribution operations.

The Postal Service is down $16 billion this past year, and a study at the Madison Processing and Distribution Center will focus on the possible consolidation of some Madison operations to the Milwaukee Processing and Distribution Center.

Postal Service officials cite declining mail volumes and the large financial deficits the decline has created as the reason for the study.

The meeting is scheduled for May 29 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Alliant Energy Center inside Exhibition Hall B.

Through an Area Mail Processing study, the Postal Service said it's examining the Madison plant's efficiency in order to decide whether the center should consolidate.

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Two men wanted in burglary near UW campus

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 6:42am

Police are searching for two men - at least one of whom was armed -- in a residential burglary Monday night.

The incident happened just after 10 p.m. Monday on N. Mills Street near the UW campus.

The residents told police one of the suspects lifted up his shirt and showed a handgun concealed in his waistband, while demanding that the victims turn over their laptop computers.

Police said the men entered the home through an unlocked door.

No one was injured, but the burglars got away.

The men are described as African-American in their 20s. One has a thin build, while the other is heavyset. Both are around 5 feet 10 inches tall.

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Motorists warned to watch for speed enforcement

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 2:55pm

Madison area motorists are being warned about special traffic enforcement in the city this week.

The Madison Police Department's Traffic Enforcement Safety Team, is targeting the following areas for special enforcement:

  • Speed enforcement on Tuesday at 3700 Speedway Rd.

  • Speed enforcement on Wednesday at 2800 International Ln.

  • Speed and pedestrian safety enforcement on Thursday at 1400 Williamson St.

Madison police say they rely heavily on the cooperation of the public to follow all traffic laws.

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Battery suspect hospitalized

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 11:51am

A social gathering that turned violent Saturday night ended with the main suspect in the hospital, according to Madison police.

Police were called to the 700 block of Troy Drive at 10 p.m. on Saturday for reports of violence at a house.

Witnesses told police the suspect got into several arguments and struck a 36-year-old Madison man several times in the head with a beer bottle, giving the victim a deep head cut. The suspect was pushed out of the house and a front window was shattered, according to witnesses.

The suspect suffered a serious arm laceration and was hospitalized.

Police said the 27-year-old Madison suspect is expected to be arrested on suspicion of substantial battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct when he?s released from the hospital.

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Traffic to slow on John Nolen for training drill

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Sunday, May 12th, 2013, 4:48pm

Emergency responders plan to assess response skills and train in a multi-agency drill Monday afternoon, organizers said. Due to the nearly four-hour exercise taking place near the Monona Terrace and Olin Park, traffic will be affected and public access to some areas will be restricted, organizers said.

The City of Madison and Dane County Metropolitan Medical Response System plans to conduct a training operation at Monona Terrace on John Nolen Drive from noon to 3:30 p.m., according to a news release.

Madison Fire Department Spokesman Eric Dahl said the drills will mean increased emergency response vehicle traffic throughout the exercise areas. He said eastbound John Nolen Drive will be reduced to one lane in the area in front of Monona Terrace for responder safety. Public parking and the bike trail at Monona Terrace will remain open during the drills, Dahl said.

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