Category Archives: Equity
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
How to Destroy Public Education — Lesson One
The Soft Boys – “I Wanna Destroy You” (click to listen or download) One of the tactics employed by the enemies of public education is to undermine confidence in our schools in order to weaken financial and other support and … Continue reading
Filed under Best Practices, education, Equity, Gimme Some Truth, National News, nclb, No Child Left Behind
So you want to be my Senator?
Tammy Baldwin is running for the US Senate. I’ve been pleased to have her as my Congressperson, but her record on education is undistinguished and unlike Russ Fiengold she rarely — if ever — has stood in opposition to the … Continue reading
DOJ CRS, MMSD, ULGM (and TJ) — Updated
Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks. By this we mean that group solidarity is necessary before a group can operate effectively from a bargaining position of strength in a pluralistic society. Stokely Carmichael … Continue reading
Filed under Accountability, Best Practices, education, Equity, Gimme Some Truth, Local News
4K Opens Today!
After over a decade of of advocacy and effort, district-wide Four-Year-Old Kindergarten starts in the Madison Metropolitan School District this morning. Thank you and congratulations to all who made this happen. Thomas J. Mertz
Filed under Best Practices, Elections, Equity, Local News
Save Our Schools Rally — Madison, July 30, 2011 — 3:00 PM
The Staple Singers -”Long Walk To D.C” (click to listen or download) Yes, it is a long walk to D.C. and many of us who care deeply about the future of public education will not be able to join the … Continue reading
Hypocrite of the Day — Sarah Archibald
I’ve written about Sarah Archibald before. She joined the state payroll when Jim Doyle tapped her to head up Wisconsin’s misguided and failed Race to the Top application, a key element of which was rushed legislation opening the door to … Continue reading
Where I Come From
I came across a short video earlier this week on the WTTW site. It appears the video is set not to repost or download, so go to the link to view it. Really, take the time. It is an excerpt … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Best Practices, education, Equity, Uncategorized
Starving the Public Sector to Death
The basic idea behind “starve the beast” politics was expressed by Grover Norquist “”My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” What … Continue reading
Filed under "education finance", Best Practices, Budget, Equity, finance, Gimme Some Truth, Local News, Scott Walker
