COVID-19 has forced schools throughout the state to haphazardly adjust their budgets to account for unforeseen operations costs. Now, while still tangling with the uncertainty the future holds, the Madison School District has released its 2020-21 draft budget. Last week, WORT producer Jonah Chester spoke with Jason Stein, research director for the Wisconsin Policy Forum. […]
Madison students learn from home
Among cancellations on high school calendars today are a National Honors Society induction at East, Diversity Week at La Follette, and an orchestra concert at West. But for some Madison students who have been enrolled in band, they might not have instruments to use during class. Peter Kuzma, arts education coordinator for the Madison school […]
Gutierrez Rescinds Acceptance of Superintendent Position
Photo by Feliphe Schiarolli on Unsplash. In less than two months, Dr. Matthew Gutierrez was slated to become the new superintendent of Madison’s public schools. But late last night, the Madison school board announced Gutierrez would not be working in the position come June. He is instead staying in Seguin, Texas, where he […]
Meet the Candidates: Madison School Board Seat 6
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 […]
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