Education
CELEBRATE FREEDOM ON JULY4TH WEEKEND…
CELEBRATE FREEDOM ON JULY4TH WEEKEND…
By Middle Wisconsin Editorial Staff
On this July4th weekend, celebrate freedom. There are different versions of “freedom” in our society, but here is our version:
“If you get cancer or break a leg and do not have health insurance, you are not free.
If you can’t get a decent education, you are not free.
If you are a woman and do not control your body, you are not free.
If you cannot marry someone you love, you are not free.
If your work largely benefits only the wealthiest of the wealthy and not you, you ...
ON THE BOOKSHELF – THE DEATH AND LIFE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM
ON THE BOOKSHELF
By Virginia Kirsch
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM
(How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education) by Diane Ravitch
This book is a must-read for all of you concerned with public education. In Ravitch’s recent blog, she reiterated that the aim of legislators across the nation is to privatize public education. To prepare for the fight to protect our public schools, you will want to read this book.
Ravitch is the Research Professor of Education at New York University. From 1991 to 1993 she was Assistant Secretary of ...
Honk For Public Education
HONK FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
By Middle Wisconsin Editorial Staff
Motorists are honking their horn for public education for all, thanks to rallies by concerned people all over Wisconsin.
Throughout Wisconsin, many people are organizing and advocating for public education. Local groups are standing on sidewalks and holding signs to let people know what is going on in the state budget and the local schools. They are helping to educate the public on the needs of our public schools.
In Wauwatosa SOS (Save Our Schools) has requested open records of their elected officials to ...
Residents and Parents in River Falls Should Know… State Budget proposals impact our schools
School District of River Falls
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
852 East Division Street, River Falls WI 54022
715-425-1800 phone / 715-425-1804 fax
www.rfsd.k12.wi.us
June 5, 2015
Residents and Parents in River Falls Should Know…
State Budget proposals impact our schools
The current state budget and related legislative proposals would have significant and lasting negative implications for the School District of River Falls and all public schools in the state of Wisconsin. As part of our school district responsibility to the community, it is important ...
A TEACHER’S SPEECH
A TEACHER’S SPEECH by Sheila Plotkin
The following speech was given by Sheila Plotkin at a Rally for Public Schools in Sun Prairie.
I taught in the Milwaukee Public Schools Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program for 28 years. I am here as a retired teacher, and as a proud American. I am here because I believe that today, we stand together on common ground, and I am moved to begin with the most common ground of all. We all know these words well, perhaps too well. I ask you to imagine that you are hearing these words for the first time. Please stand and join me in the ...
A Citizen Remembers
A Citizen Remembers….by Randy Radtke
I remember a few things growing up.
I remember my dad being able to raise our family on one income. Most people could raise their family on one income. Some of their spouses chose to work but it wasn't necessary.
When people did not agree totally with the government, they still knew government was needed for our country to function properly.
We respected all teachers, both public and private.
There was respect for each other no matter what occupation or point of view.
We seemed more united. People seemed to know we ...
Kicking Controls Out the Window
Kicking Controls Out the Window
By State Senator Kathleen Vinehout
No UW Oversight by LAB a Recipe for Corruption
"Suspend current law…requiring the Legislative Audit Bureau to conduct an annual financial audit of the UW System. Instead, require the UW System to contract with an independent accounting firm,” read the motion introduced by Senator Harsdorf and Representative Schraa.Recent action by a majority of the state’s budget writing committee not only kicked the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) out of the UW System but also approved a process ...
HELP RENEW THE EARTH – MIDWEST ENERGY FAIR
HELP RENEW THE EARTH by Middle Wisconsin Editorial Staff
Here’s is your chance to help renew the earth. Attend the 26th Annual Energy Fair 2015 June 19-21, Friday – Sunday in Custer, Wisconsin.
You can learn about renewable energy as well as network with people already living a sustainable lifestyle.
Over 15,000 people will attend this grand event in beautiful central Wisconsin. They come from all walks of life and have one thing in common: love and concern for renewing our earth.
Buses will come from Madison and Milwaukee. A shuttle bus runs every 15 ...
Rep. Melissa Sargent: Government for the People is a Moral Responsibility
Rep. Melissa Sargent: Government for the people is a moral responsibility
by MELISSA SARGENT | Democratic member of Assembly from Madison
Last week, I stayed up late listening to the proceedings in the Joint Finance Committee as the Republicans once again pushed more money into taxpayer-subsidized, private voucher schools to the detriment of public education.
As I watched my 5-year-old sleeping next to me, tears streamed down my face. I was devastated at the thought of how different his educational experience will be from my own and even my oldest son’s. Public ...
STOP THE TAKEOVER OF MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STOP THE TAKEOVER OF MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WDPI (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction) has named 55 Milwaukee Public Schools that fail to meet expectations. Senator Kooyenga and Senator Darling have proposed a bill for the future of these 55 schools. It is called OSPP (Opportunity Schools & Partnership Programs).
1) The basic “solution” proposed by Darling and Kooyenga is that their “new governance structure in MPS [is] to free students from nonperforming schools.” The assertion that there is a need to provide “new opportunities” to parents ...
