Monthly Archives: February 2009
Jim Doyle, “State of the State,” 2003
I’ve been doing searches for a second “Broken System, Broken Record” Quotes of the Day (look for it soon) and came across the text of Governor Doyle’s 2003 “State of the State” speech (his first). He doesn’t use the phrase … Continue reading
Filed under "education finance", Accountability, Best Practices, Budget, education, finance, Local News, School Finance
MMSD Strategic Planning – Draft
In the documents for agenda of the Common Council/District Liaison Committee is the most complete version of the strategic planning documents I have seen. Worth reviewing. Also, what looks to be the same things on this page, in parts. No … Continue reading
Filed under Best Practices, education, Equity, Local News
Stand, fidget, and learn
An interesting piece in the Times this morning really got my wife Iris quite excited, a new way to imagine the classroom setting. A good friend of hers had written her thesis on this very idea when they were studying … Continue reading
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Schools that integrate dance, music, and art
Here’s a delightful piece about public elementary schools in Tucson, Arizona where arts are integrated into every “academic” subject, from math to social studies. For example, first graders write their own operas and fourth graders learn science by playing the … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Best Practices, education, National News
Gov. Jim Doyle – “Should have….Could have”
Doyle should have used this trying time as an opportunity to push for bold change that normally would be too difficult or sweeping to accomplish. Doyle could have overhauled how the state pays for public education, for example. Instead, he … Continue reading
WAES School Funding Reform Update, Week of February 16, 2009
Click here for a pdf of the full update. Table of contents below. School-funding update Governor gets involved in school-funding reform discussion Governor’s budget helps schools keep their heads above water Funding reform effort gaining steam around the state WAES … Continue reading
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Education Tweak #8
All the Education Tweaks can be found here. Thomas J. Mertz
The Stimulus, What Was Not Funded: School Constuction
Excerpts from the Wisconsin State Journal, “Rebuilding Wisconsin, Part 1: A long and costly to-do list.” PUBLIC SCHOOLS West Bend Public School Superintendent Patricia Herdrich said she can hardly bear to walk through the district’s Badger Middle School. Built in … Continue reading
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And they all shined on . . .
A couple of days ago, NPR had a feature on All Things Considered that was quite intriguing. One county in Virginia has found a new way to reach taxpayers: an automated phone system calls thousands of residents and asks them … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day — Stunning Illogic and False Hope from the New York Times
The Bush administration allowed states to phony-up statistics on everything from graduation rates to student achievement to teacher training and state education standards. As a result, the country has yet to reach not only the goals that were clearly laid … Continue reading
