Monthly Archives: March 2008
Glendale Elementary: Looking past the stats
photo by: Mike DeVries/The Capital Times A behind the scenes examination of Glendale Elementary, along with an audio slide show, is on tap in this well written piece in the Capital Times. Let’s hope this a foreshadowing of things to … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, education, Local News, No Child Left Behind
Spring Fever
In honor of MMSD’s Spring Break, I’m posting this video from one of my favorite Elvis movies, Girl Happy. Thomas J. Mertz
Filed under Uncategorized
TAME’s Proposal on Military Recruiting in MMSD
At the March 3d Board of Education meeting Truth and Alternatives to Militarism in Education (TAME) presented a detailed proposal for regulating military recruiting in Madison schools. Proposed policy changes developed by staff and the Board will be on the agenda … Continue reading
Filed under education, Local News, nclb, No Child Left Behind, Take Action, Uncategorized
SAGE Thoughts
The Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) contracts for MMSD schools will be on the agenda at Monday’s (3-10-2008) Special Board of Education Workshop meeting. I have mixed feelings about the SAGE program because of the choices it forces school district … Continue reading
Get-er’-done
State Senator Kathleen Vinehout offered some of the most compelling testimony I’ve ever witnessed this past November before the Wisconsin Senate Education Committee hearing on the Pope-Roberts/Breske School Finance Reform Resolution. Her no nonsense, “get er’ done” plaint to the … Continue reading
Knee Jerks
The knee jerk critics of public education, including our local contingent, are quick to propagate any story that appears to put our school systems in a bad light. Too quick. A story spread around the anti-public education sphere today under … Continue reading
Filed under education, Gimme Some Truth, National News, Uncategorized
