Category Archives: Referenda
Education, Taxes, and MMSD Board Goals
I was struck by the relationship between two things in recent Wisconsin State Journal stories. The first of these is the graph above illustrating the cuts of over 150 Special Education staff positions (from Matt DeFour’s report on the new … Continue reading
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ Framework for School Funding Reform
Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers has released a “framework for school funding reform” called “Fair Funding for Our Future” (press release here, DPI page here). I’m glad that Evers is showing some leadership and it looks like … Continue reading
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Testify
Eleventh Dream Day, “Testify” (live) — click to listen or download. Via Progressive Dane (I am Co-Chair and education Task Force Chair, so this is via me too): 6/1 — Call for Action, MMSD School Budget Hearing At the General … Continue reading
MMSD Budget, an Open Letter
On Monday May 17 (6:00 PM) and Tuesday June 1 (5:00 PM), the Madison Metropolitan School Board will hold public hearings and meetings on the 2010-11 Budget. On June 1st they will vote to finalize the Preliminary Budget Both meetings … Continue reading
MMSD Budget Facts and Thoughts
Just some things that have been on my mind as this budget process unfolds. ………. The November 2008 referendum that many of us worked so hard for was a waste of time and effort. There was no way of knowing … Continue reading
Quick, Sloppy, Thursday Wrap Up
For a variety of reasons I’m not able to do much blogging this week, but wanted to get some things up and out, hence this quick and sloppy wrap up. Other than the excellent and inspiring Instructional Resource Teacher (IRT) … Continue reading
One The Agenda — MMSD Board of Education, Week of April 5, 2010
The 2010-11 Madison Metropolitan School District budget is once again front, center and all places on the Board of Education agenda. The main meeting starts at 5:30 (after an Exec session on student discipline cases) in the Doyle Administration Bldg. … Continue reading
WAES School Funding Reform Update, Week of March 22, 2010
From the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools (of Penny for Kids fame). Table of Contents below, click here for the full update. School-funding reform is the topic of the day under The Dome Students coming to the front of the … Continue reading
Hatchets at the Ready — More Wisconsin School Budget News
Tav Falco’s Panther Burns, “Pass the Hatchet” (click to listen or download” As they sharpen the hatchets to cut the Madison school budget, time for another installment in the sad story of diminishing educational quality in Wisconsin. Might as well … Continue reading
February 16, 2010 Wisconsin Referendum Votes (Updated with Results)
Update, results: Bangor, both pass, operating 379 yes votes to 214; construction 437 yes votes to 157 no votes. Brodhead, fails, 1,021-828. Edgar, passes 706 to 629. Green Lake, fails, 393 to 374. Hilbert, passes, 419 t0 305. Rhinelander, both … Continue reading
