SOS March: Mizialko’s speech
Milwaukee’s Amy Mizialko, a veteran MPS district mentor, spoke today at the SOS March in Washington, D.C., alongside Diane Ravitch, Jonathan Kozol and Matt…
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Wisconsin teacher reports from STEM Institute
Wisconsin teacher Sarah Ludwig will post blogs during her time as one of 50 American educations – and one of two from the state…
Read MoreSOS March update: Friday
Amy Mizialko dropped me a note today with an update on the SOS March in Washington, D.C. For some more background, read this posting…
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Teachers are us
I love kids and I love schools and I love the excitement of learning and sharing knowledge and I think teaching can be a…
Read MoreTeachers vote against concessions
In a letter sent to its membership and to the media today MTEA president Bob Peterson said that more than 52 percent of teachers…
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Energetic Martinez positioned well to lead Kagel School into the future
On Sept. 1, new principal Nancy Martinez will stand outside Kagel Elementary in Walker’s Point to welcome her kids to school. “I am going…
Read MoreSending back from SOS
Yesterday, I connected with Amy Mizialko and Judy Gundry, two MPS veterans, who work as district mentors and are on their way to the…
Read MoreEducators march in D.C. this weekend
Updates about the SOS March and a related two-day educators’ conference in Washington D.C., this weekend have been all over Twitter and Facebook for…
Read MoreHamilton hosts Be the Change inaugural ceremony today
Milwaukee Ald. Ashanti Hamilton and MPS Superintendent Dr. Gregory Thornton host today’s culmination ceremony for the inaugural class of young men who participated in…
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It’s summer, but there’s still school news
Here are some tidbits to remind you that school is just around the corner. Remember, first day back is Thursday, Sept. 1. There is…
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