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Jay Bullock

PoliticsOctober 13, 2015

Abele won’t be a hero in fight for MPS, but he won’t be a villain either

By Jay Bullock

If Wisconsin were a comic book, the evil schemes of the bad guys would revolve around the destruction of this once-proudly progressive state’s public…

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In The ClassroomJuly 14, 2015

Remedial college classes: A view from the high school side

By Jay Bullock

Last weekend’s Alan Borsuk column in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel focused on a new Wisconsin state law that directs University of Wisconsin system schools…

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PoliticsMay 26, 2015

Why no “opportunity” for Milwaukee’s voucher schools?

By Jay Bullock

Last week, Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee passed a 29-page Republican-penned omnibus education funding package, which includes so many terrible provisions it’s hard to know…

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PoliticsMay 18, 2015

Zielinski’s charter school proposal: smart policy, smart politics or both?

By Jay Bullock

Let’s get all the disclaimers out of the way now: I live in the 14th aldermanic district, currently represented by Ald. Tony Zielinski and…

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PoliticsMay 5, 2015

Prom stands for “promenade,” not “promoting awful ideas”

By Jay Bullock

I teach high school, so this time of year I hear a lot about prom. I want to talk about the way an author…

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PoliticsApril 14, 2015

Is Milwaukee’s education marketplace killing school pride?

By Jay Bullock

Recently, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel K-12 education reporter Erin Richards announced that she would be taking some time away from Milwaukee on a Spencer Fellowship…

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In The ClassroomFebruary 3, 2015

Walker’s never-ending quest to widen the resource gap

By Jay Bullock

Over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself coming back often to this piece I wrote for SchoolMattersMKE a few years ago now. I…

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In The ClassroomOctober 8, 2014

There be Dragons: Why Dr. Driver’s sailing may not be so smooth

By Jay Bullock

I just turned 40 a few weeks ago — barely into my prime! — but it seems I have reached the point in my…

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In The ClassroomJuly 21, 2014

Common Core is not the problem: testing, paranoia, and pandering are

By Jay Bullock

Last week, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker finally got off the fence and called for the state’s lawmakers to “repeal Common Core and replace it…

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In The ClassroomJune 10, 2014

Grading MPS superintendent Thornton

By Jay Bullock

It’s kids and family week here at OnMilwaukee.com and, more than ever, we’ll feature articles and blogs about children’s health, education, travel, fun and…

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