Education
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The Wisconsin Idea Reaches The Stars
There is every reason the University of Wisconsin-Madison and our city can burst with pride. This weekend, with summer-like weather in October, a next-door neighbor invited us to a large backyard cookout and fire pit event attended mostly by grad students and young professionals. With so many topics to discuss, I noticed everyone was elated… Continue reading
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How To Create A Winning School Year For Children
Parents are gearing up to send their children back to school in just a matter of days. Backpacks with school supplies, a new shirt, and fresh jeans. While many school supply stores list what each grade level needs for notebooks and folders, no list is provided for what families need to supply at home to… Continue reading
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One City School Wants In, Madison Taxpayers Shouldn’t Foot Kaleem Caire’s Bill At The Expense Of Our Public Schools
I strongly support our public school system. I am not a proponent of charter schools, as they undermine our public schools. So, I am concerned about the news this week that an independent charter school, One City Schools, is seeking to be absorbed by the Madison School District. I trust that the School Board members… Continue reading
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History Lesson On A Bike Outing In Madison
With July 4th thoughts still abounding…. George Washington reached out to John Rutledge, the South Carolinian, for a second time to be on the Supreme Court. The first time, the man who had signed the Constitution immediately resigned because he thought he should be the chief justice. Later, Washington places Rutledge on the Court as… Continue reading
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Fake Books On Air Force One For Reading-Adverse Administration And Their Low IQ Voting Base
The nation learned last week, courtesy of a photo op that looked like a Pottery Barn clearance display, that Karoline Leavitt, the shallow White House press secretary, was giddy to be photographed while seated in front of a wall of fake books. Not light reading, not decorative editions, but straight‑up hollow props. The kind of… Continue reading
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A Band Concert Shouldn’t Be a Culture War; Yet The Watertown School Board Created One
The news from Watertown is truly disheartening. Watertown High School’s wind symphony will not be allowed to play a musical piece with ties to LGBTQ history at an upcoming spring concert. The decision didn’t come without fiery opposition from most in attendance at a School Board meeting Tuesday. Board members voted 7-1 to prohibit the… Continue reading
