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Jennifer Morales

In The ClassroomNovember 17, 2007

School finance is sexy

By Jennifer Morales

OK, maybe school finance isn’t sexy, but it’s really important, as a few hundred angry taxpayers indicated recently to the Milwaukee school board, so…

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In The ClassroomOctober 20, 2007

Basic training

By Jennifer Morales

I got a little heated at an MPS school board meeting this week. The board, of which I am a member, was gathered to…

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In The ClassroomApril 30, 2007

10 commandments for MPS school board members

By Jennifer Morales

It’s been quite a week. Four new Milwaukee school board members were seated this Wednesday, at a meeting where we also elected our officers….

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In The ClassroomJanuary 10, 2007

Our lights are on

By Jennifer Morales

Being a board member for a large urban school district means I don’t get to brag too much. Our public school district faces seemingly…

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In The ClassroomDecember 14, 2006

Lost

By Jennifer Morales

Friday afternoon, like so many afternoons since I’ve had children, all my plans were derailed by the needs of a kid. This one, whom…

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In The ClassroomAugust 31, 2006

The little things

By Jennifer Morales

Seymour Lefco, who was, among many other, much more important things, a supporter of my school board work, died on Monday. I was at…

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