Education

Imagine if there was a committee where school board members, county board supervisors, city alderpersons and the community came together to discuss how to improve the lives of young people in Madison and Dane County. How powerful could that be? And why did former Mayor Paul Soglin and former School Superintendent Jen Cheatam, along with now School Board President Gloria Reyes keep trying to reign in that committee? Now that they are free . . . what could they be?

They say a picture says 1000 words and this one most certainly does. When the Bishop of my Catholic Church decides to...

One meeting, big topics! New Superintendent and how to fill Mary Burke's seat.

2 meetings, one today (summer school and Behavior Education Plan Revisions), one Wednesday (dissolving the City of Madison Education Committee).  Can I just ask...

From the MMSD legal notice. Hiring a Consulting firm to work with the permanent Superintendent Search Process and 2 (or 3?) other meetings

In case you have not heard, Scott Walker's campaign manager, Michael Grebe,  is suing the Madison School District.    Well, Grebe could not sue the...

Elizabeth Coppola In the 21st! Our public schools depend on it! Broken deals, petulant behavior, single-minded focus on an extreme social...

More closed session meetings - this has to be the most secretive the board has ever been . . . and they haven't been great, it's getting worse.

UGGG. We all know that Scott Walker is in trouble. His poll numbers are tanking. His absolute love of cronyism at...

It's only a 8 minute discussion,  but did they really "pass" the resolution when they actually voted not to vote on the resolution?

2 meetings today.

Based on the weekly legal notice . . . one meeting. Do you really believe that? Given that if any two board members are meeting, they are negative quorum and it should be noticed.