The crisis of MPS’s invisible students, part two: Implications
Yesterday, I broke down the numbers: Milwaukee Public Schools students who change schools within a year before they take the state’s standardized test (WKCE)…
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The Crisis of MPS’s Invisible Students, Part One: FAY and Non-FAY
Wisconsin’s state achievement test, the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam (WKCE), is given every November to public school students in grades 3-8 and 10….
Read MoreMPS’s high spending and the resource gap: The gap remains
Last week’s release of US Census Bureau data about school finances lead to giant-font headlines all over the state about the spending of the…
Read MoreWhy I won’t be applying to teach in Oconomowoc anytime soon
Not that I’m unhappy where I am–I am not really thinking about leaving MPS for the burbs. But the recent moves rearranging Oconomowoc High…
Read MoreMPS proposed budget: Could have been worse. Could have been better, too.
I talked to Meagan Holman, 8th district representative on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, a couple of weeks ago, well before the Superintendent’s…
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Democrats should support public education
Removing the Walker regime is within the grasp of Wisconsin voters. Walker’s policies, if allowed to continue, will make pain and suffering the order…
Read MoreMPS finally discontinues “sweetener” pension
At its March 29 full board meeting, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted to eliminate a 30-year-old perk its teachers enjoyed, which is…
Read MoreMTEA members vote down 2.6% contribution
The email just came through from MTEA: ” With a total of 3,931 members voting, 1,635 voted in favor of the measure and 2,296…
Read MoreSchool leadership continues to churn at MPS
How do you know it’s spring? Is it the birds, the crocuses (croci?), or March Madness? No–it’s that the first list of next fall’s…
Read MoreMTEA plans “MPS Children’s Week,” including giving up a week’s pay
Back in the day when I was an MTEA union rep for my school, “We can’t afford it” was a commonplace bargaining strategy from…
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