MILWAUKEE, Wis. Pecatonica Area School District Superintendent and candidate for Wisconsin State Superintendent
Jill Underly announced today she has received the endorsement of President
Angelina Cruz, UW Parkside Associate Professor of Biology and Racine Alderperson
Marva Herndon of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors.
“Dr. Underly’s platform is centered around rooting out the inequity our public school students face in Wisconsin,” said Director Herndon. “She is dedicated to closing the opportunity gaps students of color and lower-income students face. Jill understands that we need to be enacting active anti-racist policies to ensure that every child receives the high-quality education they deserve. And Dr. Jill Underly is the candidate with the strongest proven record fighting for accountability for the school choice system.”
Those who wish to weigh in at RUSD School Board meetings must attend in-person, a change from the practice in place for the last few months. On Monday, after this
Racine Unified School District to begin offering in-person classes in March
Updated: 8:56 p.m. on Jan. 25, 2021
RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) At the Racine Unified School District Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 25, the district laid out its plan to begin offering families in-person classroom opportunities starting in March.
RUSD has not had in-person classes since spring of 2020. The district faced mounting pressure from parents to move ahead with in-person classes while the teachers’ union voiced concerns about the spread of coronavirus and advocated for continued virtual learning.
The district presented a slideshow at Monday’s board meeting ahead of scheduled public testimony. RUSD is set to offer families in the district three options: in-person, remote and virtual.
By Benjamin Yount
Jan 26, 2021
There is nothing more fundamental to a community than a good school. Good schools prepare young people to be good citizens. To be productive citizens. Bad schools prepare children for a life of disappointment.
Most of us like our kids’ schools. Most of us like our kids’ teachers. That is why it is so tough to change school policies.
But many schools, particularly in bigger cities here in Wisconsin and across the country, are failing our kids. The schools are failing because teachers are refusing to teach.
This is school choice week, and if you want to know why parents need a choice in their kids’ education all you have to do is look to Milwaukee, Racine, or Chicago.