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Myths of Madison Prep, Part 2
That Petrol Emotion – “Big Decision” (click to listen or download) Part 1 here, (the introductory material is copied from there). The discussion around the Madison Preparatory Academy (MPA) proposal and the related events and processes has been heated, but … Continue reading
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Myths of Madison Prep, Part 1
Van Morrison – “Too Many Myths” (click to listen or download) The discussion around the Madison Preparatory Academy (MPA) proposal and the related events and processes has been heated, but not always grounded in reality. Many have said that just … Continue reading
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Contradictions & Confusion: Madison Prep Board Members in Their Own Words
Tyrone Davis, “Can I Change My Mind” (click to listen or download) Children should NOT be sitting, waiting in an auditorium, to find out if they won a lottery to get into a school. A right to a good education should … Continue reading
MMSD Administrative Analysis of Madison Prep and a Rumor
The Staple Singers – “This May Be The Last Time” (click to listen or download) The required Administrative Analysis of the Madison Preparatory Academy charter school proposal by the Madison Metropolitan School District staff has been posted, and it doesn’t … Continue reading
Madison Prep, More Questions than Answers
James Brown – “I Don’t Know” (click to listen or download With only 24 days remaining till the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education will vote on the Madison Preparatory Academy charter and only 9 days until the MMSD … Continue reading
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What Madison Prep Doesn’t Want You to See
Bill Withers, “Ain’t No Sunshine” (click to listen or download) Earlier this week The Urban League of Greater Madison (ULGM) provided the Madison Metropolitan School District with new, draft documents, a “Business Plan” and another Budget. I learned of these … Continue reading
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Madison Prep – 1,2,3 Yellow Light (updated)
The Talking Heads, “1,2,3 Red Light” (live, 1977 — click to listen or download). [Update — I forgot a huge issue: Waivers. ULGM had previously asked for a blanket waiver of all MMSD policies and some state laws. There has … Continue reading
Madison Prep and the Attack on Public Education
Mission Of Burma – “Academy Fight Song” (click to listen or download). [Note; This post is adapted from an article I wrote over a week ago for the Progressive Dane Newsletter (as of this writing PD has not taken a … Continue reading
Is it “all about the kids” (and what that might mean)? — Take Two (in relation to ULGM and Madison Prep)
Frankie Beverly & Maze, “Joy and Pain” (click to listen or download) This is Take Two in a series. Take One, with a fuller introduction, can be found here. Briefly, the idea of the series is to counter anti-teacher and … Continue reading
Is it “all about the kids” (and what that might mean)? — Take One (in relation to ULGM and Madison Prep)
Sir Mack Rice “Money Talks” (click to listen or download) My training as a historian has taught me that all knowledge is tentative and that this is especially true when it comes to assigning motives to people’s actions. It has … Continue reading
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