Mandela Barnes Means Jobs and Education.

One of the more exciting side effects of the biased redistricting of Wisconsin’s various political units has been the appearance of new progressive voices on the scene. One of the most visible races in this new environment is the Wisconsin 11th Assembly District. The newly drawn lines for the 11th…

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Scott Walker Strikes Again

There are a few things that have defined the Walker regime 1. He is perpetually less than honest 2. He has demonized public workers, especially teachers 3. He values people who work for him politically over all others. Now we have a story that Jud from UppityWI brings us a…

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There You Go Again…

Scott Walkers campaign committee is out with a new ad hoping that the third time will be the charm. Like Casey at Bat, the swing and missed grandly their first two attempts. They started with a huge swing and miss by a new school board member who had problems counting…

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WHY isnt it working?

Because It is NOT supposed to! As I pointed out recently, the fact that the Walker administration says they are “reforming” education, is a myth! In reality, while a teacher’s role in the classroom is incredibly important, it pales in comparison to other external factors a child confronts on a…

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Matt Damon – Behind the Scenes

A quick follow up to yesterday\'s post regarding Matt Damons speech to the Save Our Schools Rally. This little video surfaced of a behind the scene interview by a reporter from Reason TV a ” so called” libertarian channel. Here she tries to impart right wing “logic” on to Matt…

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Stop The War On Teachers – Matt Damon

Matt Damon took time out of his schedule to attend the Save Our Schools Rally in Washington DC this weekend. Here is the entire speech(emphasis mine): I flew overnight from Vancouver to be with you today. I landed in New York a few hours ago and caught a flight down…

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Why Public Education is more important than Wall St.

But don’t tell Paul Ryan (R-Wall St.). This little gem from Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich: He should be Treasury Secretary!

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The heartfelt words of a teacher….

This letter has made the way around email chains but not necessarily the cheddarsphere. i know some would call me lazy for posting in its entirety something I did not write but I think many of the points in here dont make it through the MSM clutter and why not…

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Just sayin’

I have been meaning to post this for some time, just never got around to it until now…

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2009 spring election results

The results are in, and it’s been a good night. In the two statewide races, Justice Shirley Abrahamson prevailed over Judge Randy Koschnick for a seat on the State Supreme Court, and Tony Evers prevailed over Rose Fernandez and will be the state’s next Superintendent of Public Instruction. Closer to…

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