Category: Madison schools
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Madison school board poised to boot cops out of schools
Schools plagued by violence? Blame the police ‘Hard to believe!’ Study the wrong thing, get the wrong result. A School Board committee is poised to recommend getting police — aka “educational resource officers (EROs)” — out of Madison’s troubled public high schools. The chairman of the committee, Dean Loumos, says “I do not see the…
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Madison schools race-bait the teacher who speaks up for her students; Part #3
In Madison’s public schools, being ‘positive behavior support coach’ is dangerous duty The Madison Metropolitan School District is doubling down on its race-first, achievement-second philosophy. This blogge first reported the frustrations expressed by a unionized teacher who is quitting teaching in frustration after 16 years in the district. “I am leaving this district, because I…
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How dare a teacher criticize a principal of color! Part #2
Madison schools focused on ‘Racial Equity’ (aka Making the Numbers Work) Discipline? Not so much In the last installment of your favorite blogge, the Policy Werkes reported a veteran teacher admits defeat by the Madison district’s addiction to race-based school discipline. Karen Vieth is quitting teaching in the Madison public schools after 16 years “because…
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Madison middle school teacher quits because her school is in chaos, Part #1
Nap time in Room 120 Rushed to the hospital after breaking up a fight Madison schools will fail if they continue to allow race to get in the way of education. The race-inspired behavior education plan (BEP) is destroying Madison schools more surely than Democrats’ favorite boogeyman, Act 10. More evidence comes from a teacher…
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The Left prioritizes school troublemakers and crustaceans over workers
The problem with liberals, parts #234 and 234½ Big long story in today’s print Capital Times exposes a terrible injustice: “A student lingers in detention after an unauthorized letter from his school reaches his court file.” Mattie Reese wants to make sure what happened to her child never happens to another Madison Metropolitan School District student. …
