In the News
Is there a Role for Charter Schools in District's Future?
The Wisconsin State Journal recently discussed the absence of a vision including charter schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District's new Strategic Plan. Read a letter (PDF) from NMI to the MMSD in response to the strategic plan.
(Note that materials linked on this page may not be available in both languages.)
Multimedia coverage of Nuestro Mundo Community School
Watch an in-depth interview (in Spanish) about NMCS with Principal Gary Diaz Zehrbach and Teacher Rigoberto Gallegos conducted by Peter Muñoz of Conexión Latina on the Madison City Channel. Includes an extended interview with two NMCS students, Melissa Perez and Isioma Enwemnwa.
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Read coverage of Nuestro Mundo Community School by the local news media.
Challenges and satisfaction for first-year principal
MMSD Today
May 14, 2009
New Test Scores Promising at Madison’s First Dual-language Inmmersion School
The Capital Times
May 13, 2009
Spanish Spoken Here: Despite Initial Low Test Scores, Nuestro Mundo Gains Fans
The Capital Times
April 15, 2009
Nuestro Mundo Community School Principal, Javier Bolívar, is featured on the cover of Madison Spectrum magazine. NMCS is also highlighted in the article “Teaching for Tomorrow” included in this issue.
Teaching for Tomorrow
Madison Spectrum Magazine 2009
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NMI President, Juan José Lopez, Recipient of a 2008 Water Bearer Award
The Capital City Hues
October 30, 2008
NMI Co-Founder, Bryan Grau, Honored with 2008 Roberto G. Sánchez Award
The Madison Times
November 13, 2008
A New Way of Learning: Madison's two-way immersion school
Forté Madison
September 2, 2008
East-Side Spanish Immersion School Can Expand Kindergarten Program
The Capital Times
July 15, 2008
Three New Madison School Principals Named
Wisconsin State Journal
May 2, 2008
Nuestro Mundo Shines As Educational Model
The Capital Times (Letter to the Editor,
Libbey Meister)
January 23, 2008
Parents Prove That Charter Schools Work
Wisconsin State Journal
November 4, 2007
Nuestro Mundo Community School: A multicultural learning environment for all
Capital City Hues
November 29, 2006
Diversity More Than A Buzz Word
Wisconsin State Journal
April 17, 2005
Going To School Mostly En Espanol:
Most Of Nuestro Mundo's Students Are English Speakers, And In The Early Grades A Heavy Percentage Of The Teaching Is In Spanish.
Wisconsin State Journal
November 29, 2004
Our World Kids Speak Dos Lenguas:
Kindergartners Will Be Taught In English And Spanish As Nuestro Mundo Community School Opens Wednesday
Wisconsin State Journal
August 29, 2004
Nuestro Mundo Charter School Wins Best of Madison Award
Wisconsin Charter Schools Association Current News
June 01, 2004
If you find media coverage of NMCS that you think would be of interest to us, please contact us at webmaster@nuestromundoinc.org