Wayne Strong is running for Seat 7 on the Madison Metropolitan School District’s Board of Education. Strong will be running against incumbent Nicki Vander Meulen on April 7th. WORT producer Shaun Soman spoke with Strong about his campaign for the school board earlier today.
Ethics Questions on School Board Vote
On June 11, in a snap vote, with no public discussion, the Madison School Board voted 4-3 to keep the Madison Police Department’s Educational Resource Officers in Madison schools. The vote, which extended the district’s contract with the City of Madison Police Department for another three years, came after years of intense community debate. Now, […]
A Discussion about Police in Schools
In the wake of a heated meeting last week about whether or not to keep police in Madison high schools, more questions and opinions are arising about the role of education resource officers (EROs) in schools. On today’s show, substitute host Denise DeMarb digs into the nuances of this issue with guests from the ad […]
