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Speak Out, No Permit Required
Today marks the last day of summer break for Madison teachers. I was at school preparing for next week’s arrival of students, but at 11:30, I found myself glancing up at my classroom clock more and...
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6th Annual Sennett Family Picnic Inspires Hope
Holly Kanvik (Family and Consumer Education teacher) knows it isn’t a picnic without the watermelon. Her after school Catering Club also cooks for the event. On Wednesday, September 18th approximately...
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~ Unity, Commitment, Action ~
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLORES TO RUN FOR MADISON SCHOOL BOARD, SEAT 6 City of Madison firefighter and paramedic, Michael Flores, has announced his candidacy for next spring’s MMSD Board...
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Respect for Workers Means a Place at the Table
As the MTI red and AFSCME green packed the meeting room and the halls of the MMSD Administration Building Monday night, I couldn’t help but think that we’d been here before. The budget was on the work...
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Ready, Set, Bargain!
Approximately 250 people filled the McDaniels Auditorium in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) Administration building last Thursday night to advocate for the teachers’ right to a place at...
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Make me a Match
TeacherMatch sounds like something straight off the cover of the Onion, especially when eyeing up the price tag, but it could be the new reality of the Madison Metropolitan School District. It is...
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Where is the Plan in the BEP?
According to the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) website, the Behavior Education Plan (BEP) that was approved in March of 2014 “moves our district away from a code of conduct based on a...
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Miss Nelson is Missing
Photo Art, Courtesy of Kati Walsh, Madison Teacher sitemap Last week marked the first week of school for students in the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and across the state. Those first...
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What the Right Couldn’t Take
The present condition of politics in education is gloomy. School workers report high levels of stress, health problems, and thoughts of abandoning their career. Many pinpoint the source — a lack of...
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Be a Lady — No Acting Required
Going to the gym is the equivalent of engaging in a sociological study. Today, my lens was gender. I glanced around the changing room and cringed at the curling irons, make up, hair spray, and...
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