With local elections on the horizon, Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd begins her coverage of the candidates running for office. Today, she is joined in the studio by the three candidates for seat 6 on the Madison school board: Karen Ball, Maia Pearson, and Christina Gomez Schmidt. Over the course of the hour, the candidates introduce […]
Opera Singer Holds “Master Class” for Madison Middle Schoo...
Michelle Johnson is a soprano singer who made her Madison Opera Debut last year as Santuzza, the lead character of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, or Rustic Chivalry. Earlier today, she held a “master class” with in classical singing with students at James C. Wright Middle School. Johnson says that even though she wanted to be […]
Madison Schools: Investing in Public Education
Today on the show, host Ali Muldrow is joined in the studio by former school board member Ed Hughes and Madison Teachers Inc. executive director Doug Keillor to discuss issues pertaining to Madison K–12 schools, including the budget, upcoming referendums, the search for a new superintendent, and the ongoing fight for public education. Ed Hughes […]
Madison Metro School District Considers Referenda
The Madison Metro School District is considering including two referenda on the November 2020 ballot. A facilities referendum would include three initiatives that together, would ask voters for over $300 million. The first question seeks to make renovations to the district’s four main high schools as enrollment is expected to increase over the next twenty […]
Madison School Security Guard Fired for Using Racial Slur, Files Griev...
Marlon Anderson has worked as a security officer for over a decade in Madison public schools. He spent eight years working at East High School, and the past three years at West High School. Yesterday, Anderson was fired by the Madison Metropolitan School Board for using a prohibited racial epithet last week while attempting to […]
Back-to-School Show: First Day Reflections
Summer is winding down and school is back in session! Carousel celebrates the first day back in class with school board president Gloria Reyes and recently-elected school board member Ananda Mirilli from the Madison Metropolitan School District. They discuss the search for a new superintendent, the importance of extending support to teachers in their struggle […]
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