Author: Linda Spice Published Date: 5/24/2019 As post-transition coordinator for a charter high school in Milwaukee, Patrick Carter, M.Ed. ’19 has spent seven years closely following students into college and helping them navigate the challenges of higher education. Then in the spring of 2017, he, too, tackled a new round of classes for himself at Carroll, enrolling in the master of education program, still helping his former students from Carmen High School but not really considering that he’d cross paths with them on one single special date: graduation day.
Carmen High School of Science and Technology was recently ranked a top public high school in Wisconsin by U.S. News & World Report. Founded by Alverno alumnae Patricia Hoben ’04, Carmen uses an abilities-based approach to prepare students for college. The school has become a natural partner for Alverno.
The best high school in Wisconsin? According to the U.S. News and World Report rankings, released several days ago, it is the Carmen High School of Science and Technology campus on Milwaukee’s south side. Which is a charter school. One of the most disheartening and alarming developments on Milwaukee’s school scene this academic year? The closings of three Universal Academy for the College Bound schools, right in the middle of the school year and in fashions that raise a lot of questions. And they were charter schools. Milwaukee Public Schools held a celebration at Reagan High School Wednesday morning for the district's positive showing in a list of the nation's best high schools, as determined by U.S. News & World Report. In listings released last month, the magazine ranked almost 20,000 high schools around the country based on how well the schools prepare students to tackle college-level work.
JANUARY 21, 2013 BY ALEC BROOKS North side residents have been taking field trips to the south side to become acquainted with a charter school set to open in the Silver Spring neighborhood.
The Carmen High School of Science and Technology is preparing to open a second campus at 5496 N. 72nd St. The middle school and high school will open this fall in a building now occupied by Northwest Secondary School, which will close at the end of the school year due to academic and behavioral concerns. By Alan J. Borsuk Published on: 12/27/2008 High expectations. High performance. It's been that way throughout Patricia Hoben's life. A doctorate in biophysics and biochemistry from Yale. Influential work as a science adviser in Washington. And now: founder and head of a small high school on the south side, where low-income students are being pushed to commit themselves to two things: High expectations. High performance. In its second year, many of the 140 students of Carmen High School of Science & Technology show signs they are making those commitments. And Hoben shows the traits that make schools like this succeed: Unrelenting dedication, clear vision, an ability to bring people together, and a positive outlook. |