Earlier this year, hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered at residential schools across Canada, containing almost 1000 indigenous children. Now, Wisconsin tribal leaders are asking Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul to investigate abuse and deaths at Wisconsin’s residential schools. Residential schools were schools set up in the late 1800s by both the Canadian and U-S […]
Hearing held for man at scene in State Street shooting
“Basically, there was a police pursuit on October 10th, 2021, and there is video evidence showing the individual identified as the defendant running down state street, and a number of officers having to accost him and subdue him.” That’s Dane County Judge Nia Trammell, ruling in a preliminary hearing this morning there is enough evidence […]
State lawmakers introduce Birth Equity Act
Representative Shelia Stubbs of Madison was joined by Milwaukee Senator LeTanya Johnson and others in a press conference this morning to introduce the Birth Equity Act. The Birth Equity Act includes six bills, which seek to address the racial inequities that Black and Indigenous pregnant women and newborns face. In 2018, Wisconsin’s Department of Health […]
MMSD school board unanimously approves vaccine mandate for district st...
Last night, the Madison School Board met to unanimously approve a vaccine mandate for all MMSD staff members. All staff members must be fully vaccinated by November 1st. The mandate’s approval comes a full month into the school year. The plan won’t be implemented until about halfway through the semester. That leaves months of in […]
MMSD plans to update security camera policy
Last night, the Madison Board of Education considered a potential change to their surveillance and electronic monitoring policy – which hasn’t been updated in more than two decades. The change would prohibit the use of hidden cameras within all Madison Metropolitan School District buildings. The proposed policy comes after a 2019 incident in which some […]
MMSD considers ending suspensions for 4k-5 students
The Madison Metropolitan School District is weighing a moratorium on out of school suspensions for young students. The moratorium would prohibit the punitive practice for students from 4-k through fifth grade. At a school board committee meeting yesterday, MMSD’s Coordinator of Progressive Discipline Bryn Martyna told board members that suspensions disproportionately affect students of color […]
