Category: School Board Election 2019
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See me after school
Madison school district achievement scores are flat, at best For all of the earnest palaver about racial equity, etc., the fact is that the racial achievement gap in Madison’s public schools remains like that stone standing in the water — unmoved. In Math, 65% of black students test below basic proficiency. In reading and writing,…
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Blaska shines in League of Women Voters school board interview
Do visit my website at https://blaskaforsaferschools.org
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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”…
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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…
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Anti-cop restorative justice killed 17 in Parkland, Florida
No criminal record, kid? Good, you can buy a gun! His 18-year-old daughter was among the 17 killed in the February 14, 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland Florida. The father blames race-based disciplinary policies and restorative justice for their deaths. A federal commission and the governor of Florida agree. Excerpted…
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Blaska supports district charter schools; part #2 of 3
‘One thousand points of light’ Second part of the Madison Teachers Inc. questionnairefor the Tuesday, February 19 school board primary election 10. What ideas do you have to support the recruitment and retention of teachers of color so that our work force is more representative of our student population? 10. What ideas do you have…