From Mike Hukabee’s “Learn Our History” series. This is so wrong and so scary.
Thomas J. Mertz
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- Statement on Recusals
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- Foot(note) Stompin’ — The IMA Proposal + Related Update
- IMACS Contract(s) — Sorting Through the Mess(es)
- [Update] — Still a Sow’s Ear — Isthmus Montessori Academy Contract
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- How Media Turn Support for Public Schools Into Opposition to Children of Color | FAIR on How to Spin a Story — Jay Mathews on KIPP Problems
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- Action needed on class size for June 26 Madison School Board meeting – Madison SCAPE on Class Size Budget Amendment (Annotated)
- TODD GAYLOR on Honesty from a Department of Education Official — Policies Are “Harming the Education of Students”
- Robert Godfrey on MMSD Budget (Crunch) Time (Updated)
- patricktrombly on Starving the Public Sector to Death
- Denise on Some Truth About Urban Prep and Why It Matters
- Rhonda on Some Truth About Urban Prep and Why It Matters
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- Thomas J. Mertz on What to Keep an Eye on in Tony Evers’ Budget (updated)
- Thomas J. Mertz on How Many Strikes? or Whither Accountability? #2
- Janet on Expeditionary Learning Charter for Toki?
- Thomas J. Mertz on Thoughts on the late MMSD budget recommendations
- Ted Lewis on The table is (almost) set: MMSD handbook process (and a few other things)
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i don’t want to be a trouble maker but shouldn’t it be
advocating FOR Madison county schools??
A few years a go the name of the blog was changed from “Advocating for…” to “Advocating on…” This change was intended to covey the fact that we do not blindly support the policies and practices of MMSD, but rather advocate on topics related to the Madison public schools.