Tag: Education
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Is Madison’s new public schools boss more of the same?
Are we in for still more social engineering —but with a human face? We don’t think Joe Gothard will be another Jennifer Cheatham only because Madison can’t be that unlucky. No one could be as cruel, as ruthless as the former Madison public schools commissar who defenestrated many dedicated educators, black and white, in the…
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Can we try something different this election?
Haven’t we learned our lesson from the DPI retreads? Enjoyed Pints and Politics Thursday 03-18-21 held at Kavanaugh’s Esquire Club on Madison WI’s northeast side. Rolf Lindgren always does a good job of hosting on behalf of the Republican party of Dane County. People laughed at Blaska’s jokes. (At least, they thought they were jokes.)…
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Trump strikes a blow against identity politics, life blood of the Left
Plus Denmark goes all-Trump and Madison teachers pay a pittance for their health insurance What have we been saying? The Left’s obsession with identity politics is killing American education. So, good news today. The Trump administration is lifting the Obama policy that that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their…
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Thoughts and prayers and a little lead
The indentured servants at the Stately Manor are abuzz over the father who walked into Shorewood Hills elementary school Thursday and handed out pieces of cardboard written with a single word, that word being “GUN!” Could it be that the young man was making a statement? Next time, let’s hope the staff at Shorewood Hills…
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Cops in Madison schools, Part #2
Lesson #1 is Discipline Fewer arrests don’t necessarily translate into safer schools and racial disparity continues Defining deviance down I’ve read the statistics. Yes, student arrests in Madison’s public schools are down 22% over the last four years. Two possible reasons: That EROs are making headway. Or, discouragingly, because that is how MMSD defines success.…
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At Madison high schools beset by brawls, school board considers booting cops
Discipline is Lesson #1 The goal should be helping students learn, not making the numbers look good That is done by demanding high standards Police EROs L-R: Justin Creech, West; Ken Mosley, La Follette; Zulma Franco, East; Tray Turner, Memorial H.S. Time for the Madison school board to hear from real people instead of the…