June | 2013 | School Matters MKE

Kids marathon puts running and reading on summer to-do lists

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Parents dreading their kids’ summer boredom and those “awww mom” moments can thank veteran marathoner Bill Schneider for creating an incentive to get youngsters reading…

Politics

Gov. Walker should veto provision to hide voucher school records

By Tom Beebe

So much bad was packed into the 2013-15 budget headed to Governor Scott Walker’s desk that we should start over. From underfunding public schools…

In The Classroom

Common Ground releases “Fair Play Report”

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Earlier this week, Common Ground, a non-profit focusing on social issues in Southeastern Wisconsin, released the “Fair Play Report,” detailing the need of Milwaukee…

In The Classroom

For SHARP students, learning is bee-utiful

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All the expensive education in the world can’t compete with a genuine love for learning. That – and some solid reading comprehension and vocabulary…

Uncategorized

Nothing good happened at JFC all-nighter for Wisconsin’s public schools

By Tom Beebe

Nothing good happens in Wisconsin’s Capitol between bar time and breakfast. Majority members of the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) proved that last Wednesday in…

In The Classroom

One-on-one: Packers’ McCarthy opens up about helping children in need

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GREEN BAY – In a cozy space just outside the press room inside Lambeau Field, Mike McCarthy settled into a chair, took off his…