Three voucher schools get state money after losing accreditation

But clearly voucher schools are the answer to all that ails our state’s education system! Three private schools in Milwaukee continued to receive taxpayer money through the voucher program after losing their accreditation, under a loophole in state law that requires such schools to obtain that official approval but not maintain it.

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OUR Milwaukee County: County Board’s Press Release on the First Listening Session:

Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

MORE THAN 100 RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT ON MILWAUKEE COUNTY REFORM

Supervisors Pleased with Response to First “OUR” Milwaukee County Session

(MILWAUKEE, WI) – (March 13, 2013) – More than 100 residents turned out for an OUR Milwaukee County session Tuesday night, with a resounding majority saying that they did not [...]

OUR Milwaukee County: The County Board Still Isn’t Proactive Enough

I brought this up a number of times in my Whither MKE County series and I am bringing it up again because two constituents brought it up at the 14th District OUR Milwaukee County listening session last night.

County Government has done an exceptionally poor job of selling itself. County residents don’t know the role [...]

OUR Milwaukee County: First Listening Session 14th Supervisory District

As I posted on Monday, the first listening session about county government reform (part of the county board’s OUR Milwaukee County initiative) was held last night at the Wilson Park Senior Center. The evening’s host was 14th District County Supervisor Jason Haas. I will have a few more things to post but here are a [...]

VIDEO: Lena Taylor explains her support for Republican efforts to downsize Milwaukee County Board

Watch as Democratic State Senator Lena Taylor explains to constituents that she signed on as a co-sponsor of impending Republican-authored legislation to downsize the Milwaukee County Board because she thinks it’s a “happy medium.”

H/T to Cognitive Dissidence.

Congratulations to Cognitive Dissidence!

Last week I noted that Blogging Blue had been named as one of the best state-based political blogs by the Washington Post’s The Fix blog, and so I’d be remiss if I didn’t note that Cognitive Dissidence has been added to that list. Chris and his fellow contributors at Cognitive Dissidence do some great work, [...]

Paul Ryan: “we’re not going to give up on destroying the health care system for the American people.” (VIDEO)

Watch as House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan explains how he’s “not going to give up on destroying the health care system for the American people.”