Yesterday, teachers rallied outside the Madison Metropolitan School District administration building downtown. The event was organized by Madison Teachers Inc, the union that represents MMSD teachers — and it came after the omission of scheduled salary increases from teachers’ annual contracts. In an emailed statement to WORT, district spokesperson Tim LeMonds wrote that the administration […]
The Benefits of Universal 4K
After receiving increased funding through the passage of an operating referendum last fall, the Madison Metropolitan School District will begin offering full-day 4K (four-year-old kindergarten) programming for certain school boundaries in the 2021–22 school year. Today, we discuss the importance of early childhood education and the possibility of a universal 4K program in Madison with […]
Madison West High School faces pushback over “Affinity Spaces”
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), a conservative-leaning legal firm, is challenging Madison West High School’s use of “affinity spaces.” Last week, West High sent out an invitation to parents of students of color to participate in affinity spaces concerning police brutality and the recent conviction of Derek Chauvin — the former Minneapolis […]
Madison school board approves employee handbook changes
The Madison school board voted four to three last night to approve changes to the district’s employee handbook. The changes mean a switch to how the district reviews its teachers for personnel decisions. Notably, the changes remove seniority as the sole factor determining which teachers get laid off first. Under the new policies, seniority would […]
Madison parents, teachers push for increased transparency in hidden ca...
Last month, an investigation by Isthmus revealed that, in 2019, top administrators at the Madison Metropolitan School District greenlit plans to install hidden cameras in a changing room used by disabled students at Madison East High School. The goal of the plan, which also included hidden cameras in a coach’s office near the boys’ locker […]
New Report Identifies Barriers to Teacher Diversity in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Policy Forum, a nonpartisan research organization, released a report on March 17th which identified that barriers at every step of becoming a teacher are stalling people of color from joining the state’s teacher workforce. The report documents specific barriers and challenges people of color encounter when pursuing an educational career that are not […]
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