{"id":30,"date":"2016-01-29T18:10:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T18:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/thoreau\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-11-19T20:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:19:41","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/thoreau\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s learners, tomorrow&#8217;s leaders!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-26\" style=\"max-width: 700px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-106-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-26 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Home Page\" data-height=\"375\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_26\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_26\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-436 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2023-05-23 14:08:06\" data-filename=\"thoreau-exterior-700x375.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/thoreau\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2023\/05\/thoreau-exterior-700x375.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Exterior of Thoreau Elementary School\" class=\"slider-26 slide-436 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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