Elevating our Education Before we Educate to Elevate!
December 6 and 7 in Madison there is an education summit at Monona Terrace:
Educate to Elevate is an education series that brings together local...
Others Weigh in on Privatization of Schools.
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...
Cottage Grove – open for clients…
Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, and honest lobbyist, and an old drunk were walking along when they simultaneously spotted a hundred-dollar bill ...
Be Careful Who Your “Friends” Are!
I recently attended the Educate to Elevate Conference in Madison, and I was very skeptical going in. While I left the conference just...
A Biased Letter
For those who do not know, the Janesville School Board has demanded that the teachers sign contracts without actually knowing what is in them. ...
County Thumbs Up, City Thumbs Down
The benches are back! Thanks especially the County Board Supervisors and County Executive Parisi - for doing the right thing. Now, where were the alders? And why were they returned?
Best Practices: Winter Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
Wish I had seen this report a while ago . . . good stuff!
Don’t Pay for Carpet Cleaning!
Unless you spilled all over it repeatedly, stained it, had bad pets or otherwise did something "unusual" to it! From the Tenant Resource Center . . .
Tenant Resource Center Fundraiser Tomorrow
Hope to see you there! 5pm, Brink Lounge, Silent Action, etc. A huge heartfelt thank you to all our sponsors! Tomorrow I will post the silent auction item descriptions.
City Week Ahead
5 missing agendas, 4 cancelled meetings and meetings held at 3:00, 10am, 3:30pm, noon and 12:30. Council votes on wheel tax, water utility managers contract, drones and deckless scooters. Room Tax Commission meets to decide how to spend millions of dollars.
Education Forum – Sept. 5
Wisconsin State Senators Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, and Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, are among the handful of presenters who will participate in “How Many Kids...
Non-Profit Funding Shake Up?
Both the county and the city are looking at the way they are going to fund non=profits. I found out about both of them yesterday, and it seems many of the nonprofit leaders had no clue about it either.