A Look at Single Sex Schools in Milwaukee

Erin Richards:

In a school with more non-Catholics than Catholics, a more universal identifier is average income: More than 80% of the students receive vouchers to attend St. Joan, and almost the same number qualify for free or reduced-price lunches.

"Our girls face a huge amount of challenges," says Teddi Kennedy, the school's director of advancement. "For some of them, just getting here on the bus and getting a good meal is a concern."

That meal is served in a tiny lunch line in the corner of the school's gymnasium. On this day, nearly everything is the same color: a fried chicken patty with a slab of cheese, corn and canned fruit salad.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 13, 2006 4:28 PM
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