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Mark Pocan’s Ear
If you live in the 78th Wisconsin Assembly District, your Representative Mark Pocan wants to hear from you and he wants to hear from you about the “revenue crisis facing our schools.” He’s listening; it is time to speak loud … Continue reading
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Mark Pocan in the Lions’ Den — Last Monday’s MMSD Board Meeting
State Representative Mark Pocan met with the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education on Monday, November 30 to discuss “K-12 Funding in Wisconsin and the Impact of the State Budget on School District Finances.” (State Senator Mark Miller, who … Continue reading
Pocan and Miller at the MMSD Board Meeting
The agenda for the Monday November 30th Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education meeting lists a “Discussion with State Joint Finance Committee Co-Chairs regarding K-12 Funding in Wisconsin and the Impact of the State Budget on School District Finances.” … Continue reading
Who cuts the barber’s hair? or Whither “accountability”?
Professor Longhair, “Bald Head” (click to listen or download). Educational “accountability” is in the news and on the agenda again this week. It seems it is always in the news and on the agenda these days. I have many problems … Continue reading
ALEC and Bill Gates, the Mask Comes Off
The Cramps, “What’s Behind the Mask” (click to listen or download) This morning a friend tweeted me a grant listing from the Bill and Linda Gates Foundation to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Gates is giving ALEC $375,000 [T]o … Continue reading
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The Other Shoe, or Will You Be Marching in March?
There is so much good stuff out there on what has been happening in Madison and around the state this week that I really don’t have too much to add. I will point toward the CAST Statement I helped draft, … 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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On the Agenda, MMSD the Week of April 26, 2010 (updated)
[I was contacted by a Board Member with some clarifications, I only have time for some of this before teaching and will go back later with more.] Still more Budget work for the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education. … Continue reading
On the Agenda, MMSD Board of Education, April 12, 2010
It is a full meeting this week (Agenda here) but this is going to be a quick post. After an Executive session on litigation issues (Federal — ?! — and personal injury), the main meeting commences at 6:00 PM (Doyle … Continue reading
Megan Fox Video (really)
more about “‘Hot for Teachers’ video produced by …“, posted with vodpod The post title should get the blog hit count up. This is a great video on the school funding situation in California featuring Megan Fox and her significant … Continue reading
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