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Why Teachers Need a Union –

Now that Act10 has been enacted making it next to impossible for teachers to bargain teachers are going to be left vulnerable. ...

Recap of School Board Discussion on Edgewater TIF

I don't think I've ever watched an entire school board meeting. It was . . . different. I'd say the...

The Myth of Education “Reform”

My LTE made the Cap Times website, in a slightly edited version. Here is the full letter(with links): Now that school has resumed,...

School Board Ethics Complaint: What’s Next?

I dunno.  The policies don't say.  And this is the response we got.

Weekend Round Up

Try as I might, I haven't gotten back into the daily grind of doing the daily round up, but I'm going to try again this week, there is so much going on, that I haven't been able to keep up with!

MINE

Governor Walker promised us(among other things) that his administration would help create 250,000 jobs. After two years(of a four year term) the...
Madison Schools Week Ahead

Madison Schools Week Ahead

Here's what's legally, publicly noticed . . . which I'm betting is not everything that it should be.

Last Minute Changes to Edgewater TID Rushed Through Plan Commission

Last night was one of those nights that sucked to try to cover things in city hall. I managed to catch part of Landmarks, part of Plan, part of Landmarks again, park of Plan again and none of Board of Estimates. And, the kicker, my TiVo died so I couldn't compensate. Boo. Anyways, here's what Plan did on the Edgewater TID with bk comments.
Round Up

Weekend Round Up

Weekend news and news buried on Friday (usually bad news), Decarceration community panel discussion and several other community events.

Video from No F-35s Black Friday Protest at Capitol

Music (Mary Gaines and Chris Wagoner), great speakers (Vicki Berenson, Brian Benford, Angela Jenkins, Jesse Pycha-Holst, Brandi Grayson and Rebecca Kemble) and more music (Lou and Peter Berryman)! 

PolitiFact

I was listening to WIBA-AM recently (Here and here)and the President-select of Cottage Grove was on Mitch Henck's show(I am not sure why...

How Much Money Did Those School Board Members Raise?

Well, not as much as the mayoral candidates . . . . This is a little old news, this is reporting through December 31....