Education

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Progressive Dane Members

6 of 6! All Progressive Dane Candidate with Primaries Move On!

So, many of my blog readers know that I am the co-chair of Progressive Dane and the chair of their elections committee. Normally, when there isn't a county board meeting about the jail, I'd be posting election results as they come in. Today, I'm way far behind, but for the record, it went well!

Vicki Mckenna’s Peer Group

I recently wrote an article about why I personally left the Catholic Church. What summed it all up to me, was a...
Madison Schools Week Ahead

Madison Schools Week Ahead

Student Behavioral Plan, 2019/20 Budget projections, Safety Policy Revisions, "considering negotiation strategies for entering into an intergovernmental agreement where bargaining reasons require a closed session" (Police in schools contract?) and more.
Round Up

Round Up

Almost 20 different things in my email inbox I think readers of this blog might be interested in!  Cuz I can't make 20 more blogs than the ones I already do . . . 

Local Government News Round Up

Last weeks local government news - check to make sure you didn't miss something of interest!
mo' meetings and round up

Mo Meetings and Round Up

So irritating that before 9am there are already new city meetings posted that weren't there Friday afternoon . . . and a smattering of other things going on around town . . .
Madison Schools Week Ahead

Madison Schools Week Ahead

1 meeting.

Local Government News Round Up

I'm catching up from taking a break from email for a long weekend, so I've missed a bit and I'm behind, so I thought I'd share because I'm guessing others are in my boat!  This is last week and the holiday weekend local government news updates.
Madison Schools Week Ahead

Madison Schools Week Ahead

So, no public schools board meetings this week, but here are the charter schools . . . see the difference?
Madison Schools Week Ahead

Madison Schools Week Ahead

Behavioral Education Plan, dissolving the City of Madison Education Committee and a Nuestro Mundo Board of Directors meeting.

About that School Board Ethics Complaint

So, the board is meeting tonight but there is no public input. Andy Olsen wrote a great piece that is essentially what I would say if given the opportunity, so I thought I'd share it with you all. I'll blog more tomorrow about all the crap going on in the background . . .
Madison Schools Week Ahead

Madison Schools Week Ahead

4 meetings. School board meeting tonight, full of "security" issues (you might want to look at the full agenda), contract for police at school events and BEP. Note that Badger Rock Middle School Governance Meetings are publicly noticed, where are the One City or IMA governance meetings published?