Tag: peace
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Amazon Billionaire Gives $6.5 Million To Milwaukee Schools
Two Milwaukee charter school organizations were among the latest nonprofits to benefit from grants from billionaire MacKenzie Scott. Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) received $3 million and Carmen … Read Full Article
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Amazon Billionaire Gives $7.5 Million To Milwaukee Schools
Two Milwaukee charter school organizations were among the latest nonprofits to benefit from grants from billionaire MacKenzie Scott. Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) received $3 million and Carmen … Read Full Article
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Post From Community: Hmong American Peace Academy gifted $3 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
The $3 million donation is the school’s largest to date and will help HAPA reach its mission of providing students with rigorous academics, character development and Hmong cultural values as they … Read Full Article
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‘On cloud nine’: Two Milwaukee schools get surprise million-dollar gifts from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
The Hmong American Peace Academy received $3 million and Carmen Schools of Science and Technology received $3.5 million. Read Full Article
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School Bulletin: Philanthropist donates $3 million to Milwaukee charter school
The Hmong American Peace Academy has more than a million reasons to be thankful this holiday season. It just received a $3 million donation from MacKenzie Scott, the philanthropist an … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Peace Academy receives $3 million donation from MacKenzie Scott
The Hmong American Peace Academy received its largest ever donation from novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Read Full Article
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Hmong American Peace Academy receives $3 million from MacKenzie Scott
The Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) announced Monday that it has received a $3 million donation from philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott – the school’s largest donation to date. Read Full Article
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Why Are Flags Half-Staff Today? See Proclamations for May 14-15
Why are flags half-staff this weekend on Saturday, May, and Sunday, May 15? Flags are flying half-staff across the nation in memory of those who died of COVID-19, and on Sunday in honor of Peace … Read Full Article
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Moob, Hmoob, or Hmong? A word on a rock in a St. Paul peace garden divides a community.
Yes, I will become a Sahan sustainer now. A single word inscribed in stone at St. Paul’s Changsha China Friendship Garden is rekindling a decades-old debate within the Hmong community. At issue is the … Read Full Article
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Milwaukee Excellence signs four-year lease for high school in vacant MPS building
The Happy Hill building Milwaukee Excellence is moving into was built in 2006 and closed in 2006. It was last used by the Hmong American Peace Academy, another charter school that moved out at the end … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA)
High school students take AP® exams and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level coursework. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on AP/IB exam … Read Full Article
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New High School Marks Growth of Hmong Community
Friday was a big day for Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) founder and CEO Chris Her-Xiong. She’s actually been thinking about education for much longer. “HAPA began as the dream of a 10-year-old … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Peace Academy celebrates grand opening of statethe-art high school
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) helped celebrate the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art high school on Friday, Oct. 22, within the district.The Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) celebra … Read Full Article
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Hmong American Peace Academy opens new high school, upholds focus on Hmong culture
The founder’s refugee experience is, like the experiences of the students’ families, reflected in the building and curriculum. Read Full Article