Don’t be discouraged. Be motivated. St. Marcus, and a handful of schools like it, are demolishing the trends and turning failing students into dramatic success stories. See data on our Alumni Performance and Test Scores to see the results.
Thank you for supporting this work. Thank you for believing that all children can learn. Let’s not be discouraged. Let’s use this headline to motivate ourselves to work harder to provide life-changing education to many more students. Henry Tyson, Superintendent
St. Marcus Student Ionia Wilson featured on Fox 6 News
St. Marcus Makes a Difference
Milwaukee, WI - June 15, 2009 - On Monday, June 15, 2009, at 9:00 pm, one of St. Marcus School’s 8th grade students (2008-09), Ionia Wilson, was featured on Fox 6 News with Beverly Taylor.
This feature story about one of St. Marcus’s students is one you won’t want to miss. Click on the link to watch this extraordinary story.
Miracle at St. Marcus
On the Frontlines of reform with writer Sunny Schubert - March 2009
Henry Tyson shows how urban education can succeed in the right setting.
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'Crazy love,' 'no excuses' = successfully educated urban poor
By Erin Richards of the Journal Sentinel - Mar. 5, 2009
The superintendent of St. Marcus Lutheran School, a K-8 voucher program in the Brewers Hill neighborhood, blew away a crowd of young professionals at Bucketworks last night with his commitment to educating urban children and his encouragement of listeners to familiarize themselves with inner-city schools.
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Milwaukee, WI – St. Marcus School received a one-year $10,000 grant from the Helen Bader Foundation to assist funding Discover America, an 11-14 day “school without walls”.
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