Category: Madison schools
-
Straight talk from a virtual unknown running for school board
Amos Roe damns the cruel ‘equity’ of low expectations in Madison’s worship of victimhood “I have been teaching children ages 7-18 for about 35 years. Based on this experience, I think that MMSD [the Madison Metro School District] has lost its mind.” Now THAT is an attention grabber! It’s the first sentence — the “lede”…
-
Secret decoder ring comes with new Madison schools behavior plan
‘Pilot a 1.0 feeder-pattern’ Fer Shure! The Madison Board of Education recognizes that its Behavior Education Plan (BEP) has been a total failure —a recipe for chaos (just add kale and capers). In response, the school board is squeezing the air out of the plodding, bureaucratic behemoth to get it down to 32 pages. (“Down…
-
Is Madison’s ‘school-to-prison pipeline’ forcing kids to steal?
Cover me; I’m going in for groceries ANNOUNCEMENT: David Blaska is selling his naming rights to the highest bidder. We like the sound of “American Family Insurance Blaska.” Do I hear $100? Badda- badda badda — a-hunnert, a-hunnert, a-hunnert … Fifty, fifty, fifty … We devote the remainder of today’s snowbound edition to Madison’s notorious School-to-Prison pipeline.…
-
Bad behavior increases while school suspensions are down? Ya’ think?! Part #3 of 3
Is Blaska aware of the school district’s Behavior Education Plan? “Aware of it?” He has nightmares over it. Indigestion.The heebie jeebies! Third part of the Madison Teachers Inc. questionnairefor the Tuesday, February 19 school board primary election I face the MTI firing squad at 6 p.m. this Wednesday, January 16. Tell my story to the…
-
Leading school board candidate answers questions from teachers union; Part #1 of 3
Blaska answers 30 questions from Madison Teachers Inc. with some straight talk Why are you running for the MMSD Board of Education? Because Safe Schools = a Safe Community Because we can close the achievement gap only by restoring discipline and high expectations to Madison education regardless of race, income, or other identity politics. Yes, there is a…
-
Madison’s racial equity boss can’t run for mayor ‘do’ to ‘Some white supremacy BS’
The czarina of Madison race relations can’t count and can’t spell; Now she can’t run for Mayor of (obviously) racist Madison From today’s Wisconsin State Journal: Madison mayoral candidate Toriana Pettaway is describing as “some White Supremacy BS” a decision from the city clerk’s office that she fell two signatures short on her nominating petitions…