Earlier this year, the state assembly passed a set of bills that would mandate some schools to hire armed SROs and would require all schools to report incidents to the […]
Assembly Committee Greenlights Bills to Mandate SROs in Certain School...
The state’s Assembly Committee on Education held an executive meeting today to discuss two new bills that, if passed, would require schools that make frequent calls to police to hire […]
Meet Shon Barnes, Madison’s New Chief of Police
Earlier this month, Madison swore in Shon Barnes as the new chief of police. For today’s show, we feature Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd’s exclusive interview with Chief Barnes about his […]
Meet the Youth Activists of Madison’s “No Cops in Schools&...
The “No Cops in Schools” movement in Madison experienced a major victory last week when the school board voted unanimously to end the school district’s contract with the police department […]
How Black Lives Matter is Changing Education
The new school year is fast approaching with many unknowns, but one thing is for sure: the Black Lives Matter movement has woken America up to the racial inequality in […]
Madison Mayor Announces Vote to Remove Police from Local Schools
“People are asking for real, substantive changes and the city is responding,” said Madison mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway. “Today, Madison city and school district leaders agreed to end the contract for […]
