“outcome: teachers union revolt, no improvement until Aug. 2026 finish”
This broke my heart last night.
original plan: start LETRS reading retraining Sep. 2024, finish Jul. 2026
attempted plan: get paid over summer, evenings, or weekends, finish Aug. 2025
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If you look at Milwaukee especially, you’ll see an entire school district crumbling.
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Parents overestimate student achievement, underestimate spending
Related: Act 10
Did taxpayer funded Wisconsin DPI Superintendent Underly Juice Test Scores for Reelection?
The taxpayer funded Madison School District long used Reading Recovery…
The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?
