Wisconsin’s children in crisis: Two problems, two solutions
It’s really quite simple. If Wisconsin’s public schools have the resources to give all children the opportunities they need to learn, the majority of…
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Drop the Pineapple and nobody gets hurt: “Pencils Down” and the modern American culture of testing
Rethinking Schools, the Milwaukee-based education reform outfit that encourages improvements in America’s schools through pursuit of social justice, has a new book out. Pencils…
Read MoreGovernor’s power moves could be devastating for students
Have you ever heard about something so absurd that you can’t quite believe that it even happened? Bernie Madoff comes to mind for me—I…
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 MoreWe need to stop digging the hole deeper
Opportunity to Learn-Wisconsin settled into the United Way of Dane County headquarters in Madison recently to talk about the future of public education. As…
Read MoreSacrifice & the work ahead
I am one of the parents praising the “bold” steps taken by the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA) leadership in their willingness to open…
Read More#stopMPSstereotypes
The racist, juvenile and ignorant commentary that flooded Twitter and Facebook following the Germantown victory over Rufus King in the WI-State Boys High School…
Read MoreThe Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: A Failure
Last week the final reports from the five-year School Choice Demonstration Project, designed to offer some hard data to the nebulous and nettlesome question…
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1:1 laptops vs. pencil and paper
Just finished reading the book Education Nation by Milton Chen and found the following post in Chapter 3 “The Technology Edge: Putting Modern Tools…
Read MoreA passion for winning can fuel a passion for learning
Too many parents miss one of the great joys of their kids high school days … watching them participate in sports. There is nothing…
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