June 05, 2004

National Spelling Bee, School Finance

Two fascinating posts at former SJ Mercury writer Joanne Jacobs blog:

  • National Spelling Bee results, commentary from the American Literacy Union, who picketed the event (debt vs dette among other useful comments). Jackobs also writes about single mother Ashley White, a former spelling bee contestant featured in the film Spellbound.
  • School Finance Post, with some interesting comments and links (California Finance and a recent Economist article).

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Walk on the Child's Side

Barb Schrank sent along this 1 page pdf file (37K) that covers the June 24, 2004 School Finance Reform Walkathon. For more info, see www.nocaps.org or contact MTI Staff Rep Doug Keillor (keillord@madisonteachers.org).

Madison Area Schedule for June 248:00 a.m. Walkers will leave the Madison Travel Center truck stop at Hwy 51 and Interstate 90/94 to walk down Hwy. 51 to Madison (8 miles).

10:00 a.m. The walkers rally at Madison East High School before continuingdown East Washington to the State Capitol Building (2 miles). Noon Rally at the State Capitol BuildingJoin hundreds of educators, parents, students and citizens on the last leg of their walk from Butternut to the Capitol to demand that the Legislators and the Governor get serious about school finance reform. We need an adequate school finance system now!

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