Been down so long it looks like up
The author of this blog is Thomas J. Mertz is a Madison parent and advocate for improved educational opportunities. He is a founder of…
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One Test Score Does Not An Honest Picture Make
A few months back, I had a small tête-à-tête with an op-ed columnist in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who’d written mean things about the…
Read MoreEarly childhood education works; it’s time to just make it happen
If our children are going to learn in school and succeed in life they need opportunities to learn, like quality early childhood educational experiences….
Read MoreWhat was he thinking?
What was he thinking? A teacher in Georgia tried to blend math and history and got himself in really hot water. Third grade teacher…
Read MoreCommittee on high schools snubs key stakeholders: students themselves
Here we go again … the state legislature has created the Special Committee on Improving Educational Opportunities in High School. The committee met for…
Read MoreMinimal school aid increase for next year does nothing to replace lost opportunities
It’s an indisputable fact: Public education is the great leveler in our economy and our society. If we put in the resources up front…
Read MoreCounting the days until the first day of college
We are counting the days until my son begins college more than 1,000 miles away from home. Exciting for him … not so much…
Read MoreA college tuition diet plan for parents?
ARRGG!! OMG… what have we done?? Well, I am planning to send my baby off to college in a few weeks and while surfing…
Read MoreOuting myself
I have been quiet the past few weeks but not for a lack of things to say but only because so many of my…
Read MoreAct 10 savings simply don’t add up
When I hear Gov. Scott Walker’s claims of savings for school districts thanks to Wisconsin Act 10, two adages come to mind. One is…
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