🌱 Patch AM: How Greendale schools fit into Milwaukee’s decades-long desegregation and busing battles

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• How Greendale schools fit into Milwaukee’s decades-long desegregation and busing battles

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• Thursday: Sun and areas of low clouds, with a high of 26 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Snow; storm total 1-2", temps: high: 34, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: A couple of snow showers, with a high of 19 and low of 6 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A photographic history of Milwaukee-area court-ordered desegregation since the 1960s (jsonline.com) — Milwaukee’s long struggle over school desegregation included students bused into Greendale’s Canterbury School and later experiences of Chapter 220 students at Greendale High School. This photographic timeline traces key moments from 1960s protests and court orders through suburban transfer programs, showing how Greendale and nearby districts navigated busing, integration, and neighborhood-school debates over several decades.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 15

• Public Library Board Meeting
  Greenfield, WI Calendar
  6:30 pm

Friday January 16

• End of Progress Period 2/Semester 1
  Whitnall Mid Milwaukee, WI 53228
• End of 1st Semester
  Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130
• Spirit Wear Day
  Hales Corners El Hales Corners, WI 53130
• 5th Gr Field Trip - FPMS Drama Club Performance
  Franklin High School , 8222 S 51st St , Franklin
  9:15 am
• Create Beautiful Bookmarks
  Boerner Botanical Gardens , 9400 Boerner Drive , Hales Corners
  10:30 am

Saturday January 17

• Milwaukee Bonsai Society-Make a Bonsai Pot 2026
  Boerner Botanical Gardens , 9400 Boerner Dr , Hales Corners
  9:00 am

Sunday January 18

• Winterfest 2026
  Boerner Botanical Gardens , 9400 Boerner Drive , Hales Corners
  10:00 am
• Make a Chunky Blanket
  Daily Social , 12041 W Janesville Rd B , Hales Corners
  1:00 pm

Monday January 19

• CD PTO Bowling At Country Lanes
  Country Lanes Bowling Alley , 11231 W Forest Home Ave , Franklin
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 20

• GHS - PJ Day
  Greenfield High School
  7:30 am
• CORE 4 Information Night at HCE
  Hales Corners Elementary School , 11320 W Janesville Rd , Hales Corners
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a handyman who can finish our front hall closet project.
  We have an empty space currently, looking to put in a bench/seating space with shelves for storage. Thanks! (Nextdoor Little R Section)
• Marquette Police report a significant police presence at 17th/18th & Wisconsin due to an incident, which has been resolved with no ongoing threat to campus.
  2:47AM on Jan 14: Marquette Police Department and Milwaukee Police Department are investigating an incident at 17th/18th & Wisconsin with significant… (Nextdoor )

• Gamma Team Security Inc posted a job opening for ARMED Security Officer in Greendale. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Greendale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greendale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenfield

• Wellness In 2026: Where To Sweat, Stretch & Recharge In Greendale (patch.com)
• Eau Claire seniors rally for Social Security staff, funding (wqow.com)
• Records detail Greenfield police chief's rise despite disciplinary history (fox6now.com)

Franklin

• Why Winter's Better In Franklin: Beat The Blues With These Local Picks (patch.com)

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