12/29/16 • Milwaukee, WI • MPS Montessori Expansion Approved
12/29/16 • Milwaukee, Wisconsin • Milwaukee Public Schools, already notable for its robust and long-standing Montessori public programs dating back to the mid-70s, has approved an expansion of Howard Avenue Montessori to accommodate 8th graders, as well as a new bilingual English-Spanish Montessori program at Riley Elementary. The expansions have been under discussion all through the fall, but the Milwaukee School Board approved the changes in its final meeting of the year.
David worked in private Montessori for more than twenty years as a parent, three-to-six year-old and adolescent teacher, administrator, writer, speaker, and advocate. In 2016 he began working with the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector. David lives in Portland, Oregon.