Category Archives: School Finance
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
“It’s time to spread the truth about impact of budget on Wisconsin’s public schools”
The Jam – “Time for Truth” (click to listen or download) I haven’t posted any Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools advocacy material this way lately, so here goes. Short version: The “tools” aren’t working, our students aren’t getting the opportunities … Continue reading
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
Of two minds and no sense in Two Rivers
There is an editorial in the Herald Times Reporter on the Two Rivers school budget that presents contradictory ideas and ultimately makes no sense. If you dig a little deeper, you’ll find more that doesn’t make sense. The editorial titled … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
An Endorsement for Andy Heidt — #1 of 7 of the 48th Assembly District Candidates on Education
On July 12 the voters in the 48th Assembly District — covering the East side of Madison, Monona, McFarland and the Town of Dunn (map here)– will choose a Representative to the State Assembly to replace now County Executive Joe … Continue reading
