K-12 Education: Events

Federal Funds to the Rescue? Wisconsin Schools and COVID Aid – July 21, 2021

  • Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, describes what she is seeing as she observes the national picture of what schools are doing with American Rescue Plan funding. Superintendent Keith Posley of the Milwaukee Public Schools; John Stellmacher, business manager of the Kettle Moraine School District and past president of the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials; and Brittany Kinser, executive director of Rocketship Schools in Wisconsin and chair of the MKE Charter School Advocates organization discuss how local districts will utilize funding.

The Hottest Issues in K–12 Education – April 27, 2021

  • Pedro Noguera and Frederick Hess, two of the best-known commentators on the American education landscape, have different views on many issues but agree now is a good time for a level-headed and serious discussion on the challenges and opportunities within K–12 education.

Candidate Debate for Wisconsin Superintendent for Public Instruction – March,17 2021

  • Wisconsin Superintendent for Public Instruction candidate debate featuring Dr. Deborah Kerr and Dr. Jill Underly

What is Being Learned in K–12 Education in this Difficult Year? – March 2, 2021

  • Center for Reinventing Public Education director Robin Lake discusses national trends school trends during this unparallel education emergency. Matthew Joynt, superintendent of the Mequon-Thiensville School District; Jennifer Lopez, CEO of Carmen Schools of Science and Technology; Keith Posley, superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools; and James Sebert, superintendent of the School District of Waukesha share what they have learned during this unprecedented year.

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