Category: Madison schools
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I gotcher equity right here!
Woke must be croaked! We love Madison WI. A more dynamic city does not exist in the Midwest. Forest paths along the lakeshore, opera and stand-up comedy, street musicians, food you don’t recognize from places you can’t pronounce, Raging Grannies and pink flamingos on Bascom Hill. We do enjoy the politics — tie-dyed with a…
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Another thing about the Brewers:
They’re fun to watch! A thrill to hear “Let’s go Brewers” chanted at Wrigley Field during Monday’s 7-0 beatdown of the Chicago Cubs. On the way to the best record in all of Major League Baseball, the Crew has scored the most runs; their 645 are 2 better than the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9 better…
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Parents flee Madison schools for good reason
They want their kids to learn & be safe! Chris Rickert, the best journalist working MadTown, reports that the population here in Madison WI has mushroomed 31.3% in the last 20 years while enrollment in its public schools edged up an anemic 2.9%. Wassup with that? Demographics play a role, he reports. All those high-rise…
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Students behaving as young ladies & gentlemen!
Remember when? After sitting down with the two candidates for the one contested Madison WI school board seat, a respected citizen suggested Blaska quit picking on Bret Wagner. We will but not today. The candidate asks: “Did you know 50% of Madison students read below grade level, including 75% of latino students and 90% of…
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Teach me because I don’t want to learn
Let’s be done with passive victimhood! The Werkes works overtime to criticize the public schools here in Madison WI. Like many across the nation, they elevate diversity, equity, and inclusion above reading, writing, and that other thing. Especially under state school marm Jill Underly, who is up for defeat in the April 1 election. Across…