It’s not just me pointing out that the republicans, led by Scott Walker, want to privatize(and profit from) public education. Let’s take a look: 1. Bruce Murphy from Urban Milwaukee: The word was out last year that Republican Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald intended to retire and make the big money working as a lobbyist. Two [...]
We recently brought you the story of how much money the public school privateers are willing to spend in order to profit off of our children’s education! Then since that story, we have found out that Voucher schools actually under perform public schools, despite their immense advantages. We also recently found out that the Federal [...]
We have brought you the story before that the current round of “education reform” is a myth, that its just a ruse to try and privatize education so certain people can get their hands on our education money! We all know that Scott Walker in his latest budget wants to vastly increase taxpayer money going [...]
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Today republican party insider and David “Ike Turner” Prosser’s best friend Brian Schimming was the host of the vile Vicki Mckenna Show. He also had our good friend Dave Blaska as a “special” guest. One of the callers called to say that he called Harry Reid’s office to ask when he was going to require [...]
Shameless Plug here! A charity that is very near and dear to me – Camp Kesem is having a fundraising dinner and has open slots! A Little about Camp Kesem and their mission: To provide children affected by a parent’s cancer with a supportive, lifelong camp community that recognizes and understands their unique needs. To [...]
Rep Melissa Sargent has started a petition to STOP Voucher School Expansion! The petition is here! Please Sign!
Today is election day and its incredibly important that we show up in force today to VOTE! I Highly recommend: 1. Ed Fallone for Supreme Court Justice! This one is very important! 2. Rhonda Lanford for Circuit Court Judge! 3. Vote YES on Same Day registration! 4. Tony Evers for State Superintendent! 5. In Cottage [...]
I posted before some examples why teachers need a union. From Idaho we get another case study! A high school science teacher in Idaho is under investigation by the state’s professional standards commission because he reportedly used the word “vagina” during a biology lesson. Tim McDaniel, who teaches 10th grade science at Dietrich School, told [...]
Denver Post Editor and Beloit College Alum Curtis Hubbard pointed out the ignorance of a right wing pundit! Then the fun began:
For those who do not know, the Janesville School Board has demanded that the teachers sign contracts without actually knowing what is in them. This is following a long line of contentious dealings between the Janesville teachers and their local school board. Former Janesville resident and current Dane County Board member Jenni Dye, wrote the [...]
Quite often in politics, it is much easier to elect the incumbent than to sit and think and compae the candidates and figue out which one you think would represent you. It happens in Waukesha and it happens in Madison and everywhere in between. When people do not pay attention, it is easy to think, [...]
