Monthly Archives: September 2007
2008 Presidential Candidates and Positions on Education
Folks, As the presidential campaigns are moving forward, I thought it might be good to provide a summary of candidate positions on public education. There is a very wide field of views, from those arguing for universal pre-school opportunities (Edwards) … Continue reading
Young Lobbyists
I’ve been too busy to post a follow up on the September 18th visit to the Capitol to advocate for state school finance reform. Sorry for the delay. Let me start by thanking all those who participated. We had a … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Budget, Local News, Pope-Roberts/Breske Resolution, School Finance, Take Action
Collaboration and Merit Pay
Nate at The Proletariat has a worthwhile post on how the metric of individual merit present in most (all?) proposals for instituting merit pay for teachers fails to recognize the collaborate reality of our schools. Excerpt (full post here): In … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Best Practices, Contracts, Local News
Quote of the Day
Crime aside, what is the second biggest issue you think Madison is facing? I would imagine that after dealing with poverty and crime, working with the state to developing a fair tax structure to support public education Paul Soglin I’d … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Budget, Local News, Quote of the Day, School Finance
My Superintendent Profile Form
The whole thing is linked here (I know I didn’t spend enough time on the rankings). Previously I wrote that I was struggling with number 5. This is what I came up with: Madison Metropolitan School District SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH LEADERSHIP … Continue reading
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Superintendent Leadership Profile(s)
Many of us will be participating in the development of a leadership profile for the superintendent search this week. This is an exciting and important opportunity. It is my understanding that the profile will be used to draft advertisements, guide … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Contracts, Local News, Take Action
School Funding Action: Capitol Visit 9/18
Tuesday September 18th is an in-service day for MMSD and a group of parents have decided to take this opportunity to bring their children to the Capitol to remind our elected officials of the need to do a better job … Continue reading
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Who is the Winner? (Quote of the Day)
“Basically, Republicans agreed to the education funding levels proposed by Democrats,” Schultz said. “The record high $9.5 billion in state aid for K-12 education will make property taxpayers the big winner, especially if the final agreement includes a levy limit … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Budget, Quote of the Day, School Finance
3 Books to Add to Your List
I found three great books at the library’s new nonfiction section. “Can we talk about race?”, by Beverly Daniel Tatum (Beacon Press, 2007). Prof. Tatum is the President of Spelman College and author of the recent book, “Why are all … Continue reading
Quotes of the Day (We are Not Alone #17)
Chetek School District begins considering an operating referendum. “What we heard loud and clear from the community was that we want everything and more for our kids…Obviously, with our budget dwindling, we’re going to have to do something to meet … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Budget, Quote of the Day, Referenda, School Finance, We Are Not Alone
