ONE CITY SCHOOLS | STUDENT PROFICIENCY One City Schools outlines ambitious reading proficiency, literacy tutor training goals TEAGAN KING May 25, 2026 2 hrs ago Sixth graders work on advanced coding during a STEAM class at One City Schools. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TEAGAN KING Teacher Ciera Carey checks on her third grade students as they work on a project during class at One City Schools in Madison. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL kAmx? E96 7246 @7 =288:?8 AC@7:4:6?4J D4@C6D[ E:89E 7F?5:?8 2?5 @E96C 492==6?86D[ |25:D@?’D ~?6 r:EJ $49@@=D :D D6EE:?8 2>3:E:@FD 8@2=D 7@C :ED6=7]k^AmkAm%96 492CE6C D49@@= :D 2:>:?8 7@C g_T C625:?8 AC@7:4:6?4J H:E9:? 7:G6 E@ D6G6? 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E96 A@=:E:4D @7 E@52J 2?5 H92E :E =@@<D =:<6 :E 4@F=5 36 E@>@CC@H[ H6 8@E E@ 86E E96D6 <:5D C625J]”k^Am People are also reading… Memorial Day parade and ceremony scheduled for Williams Bay Lake Geneva school district issues statement regarding meeting Lake Geneva revises parking ordinance to help BID program Restaurant review: Rare Steakhouse happy hour offers luxury at half price American Legion post to host Memorial Day parade in Lake Geneva Lake Geneva council approves replacement of some traffic signal poles Wisconsin 31st District candidates discuss issues during forum Lake Geneva considers accessibility options for beach Lake Geneva Middle School honors students during ceremony ‘They’re torturing me’: ICE uses solitary confinement to scare people into self-deporting A Kenosha couple sued the Brewers over 50/50 raffle winnings. 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E@ 2?J@?6 3FE 2C6 6DA64:2==J 6?4@FC2865 7@C 65F42E@CD 2?5 EFE@CD 7C@> 24C@DD E96 |:5H6DE]k^Am Karen Shields, art and drumming teacher, high fives students at the end of their African drumming class at One City Schools. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm%96 AC@8C2> FD6D &u{x’D u@F?52E:@?D %@@=3@I[ 2 A9@?:4D\32D65 DJDE6> E92E :?4=F56D =6DD@?D @? E96 2=A9236E[ D:=6?E =6EE6CD[ =@?86C H@C5D[ DF77:I6D 2?5 AC67:I6D]k^Am kAm~?6 r:EJ 9@DE65 :ED >@DE C646?E A@A\FA EFE@C EC2:?:?8 D6DD:@? :? pAC:=[ 2?5 r2:C6 D2:5 :E H:== 9@DE 255:E:@?2= A@A\FA EC2:?:?8D :? yF?6 2?5 yF=J]k^AmkAmq6EDJ p3C2>D@?[ 2 EFE@C 2E ~?6 r:EJ 2?5 AC6G:@FD EFE@C 2E >F=E:A=6 |25:D@? $49@@= s:DEC:4E D49@@=D[ 92D 96=A65 8C@H ~?6 r:EJ’D AC@8C2> 7C@> @?=J `a EFE@CD =2DE J62C E@ >@C6 E92? c_ E9:D D49@@= J62C]k^Am kAmp3C2>D@? D2:5 D96 H2D 5C2H? 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E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^65F42E:@?^=@42=0D49@@=D^2CE:4=60bgdfchf3\bc_3\chha\heg_\b`2e77_fgga`]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qma_ac\ad DE2E6 u@CH2C5 6I2>k^2m[ ah]hT @7 ~?6 r:EJ DEF56?ED D4@C65 >66E:?8 6IA64E2E:@?D @C 25G2?465 :? t?8=:D9 {2?8F286 pCED[ FA 7C@> ab]gT E96 J62C 367@C6] w@H6G6C[ E96 492CE6C D49@@= DE:== D4@C65 36=@H E96 DE2E6 2G6C286 @7 d`]eT]k^Am Ayo Ogunniyi, middle school principal at One City, greets students at the door as he fills in for their sixth grade class at the school in Madison. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL kAm~?6 r:EJ’D >66E:?8 @C 25G2?465 D4@C6D @? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story State reports early literacy data for Madison, other districts The results for the Madison School District were slightly worse than for students in those grades statewide. About 37% of them scored in the b… Watch Now: Related Video Iran Hormuz Tolls Could Explode American Gas Prices Now Hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants line up to apply for Trump fund payout Hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants line up to apply for Trump fund payout Scenes from opening night at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre near Jefferson Scenes from opening night at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre near Jefferson Rising housing costs prompt young couples to defer marriage and parenthood Rising housing costs prompt young couples to defer marriage and parenthood Watch Now: Related Video Iran Hormuz Tolls Could Explode American Gas Prices Now Hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants line up to apply for Trump fund payout Hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants line up to apply for Trump fund payout Scenes from opening night at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre near Jefferson Scenes from opening night at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre near Jefferson Rising housing costs prompt young couples to defer marriage and parenthood Rising housing costs prompt young couples to defer marriage and parenthood
State reports early literacy data for Madison, other districts The results for the Madison School District were slightly worse than for students in those grades statewide. About 37% of them scored in the b…
