Stories tagged: "Ron Martin"

Education Wisconsin Education Association Council President Ron "Duff" Martin says bills that Republicans claim would ban critical race theory in Wisconsin schools would only serve to whitewash history, including that of his own family. (Screenshot/Zoom)
Education ‘It’s Part of Who I Am’: Education Advocates Slam Bills That Would Whitewash History Classes

Sponsors say discussions of institutional racism and implicit bias will make white people feel bad.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring August 12, 2021 12:56 pm CDT
Politics July 8, 2021, at Cumberland Elementary School in Whitefish Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
Politics ‘Isn’t Good Enough for Our Kids’: Evers Signs GOP Budget Despite Concerns

Governor reluctantly signs a budget that uses the state's surplus on tax cuts rather than education and infrastructure.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring Julian Emerson Julian Emerson Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 8, 2021 3:15 pm CDT
Elections Wisconsin delegates pledged to President-elect Joe Biden sit socially distanced during vote of the Electoral College Monday in the state Capitol in Madison. (Screen image from WisconsinEye)
Elections ‘We Made It.’ Wisconsin’s Biden Electors Make His Win Official.

Evers delivers a sigh of relief during an Electoral College vote held minutes after the state Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from President Trump.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren December 14, 2020 4:13 pm CST
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Coronavirus With Schools Barely Back in Session, COVID-19 Is Already Spreading

"Test scores don't mean a lot if you're dead," say educators of the still-untamed virus.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 3, 2020 10:28 am CDT
Coronavirus Wisconsin Has Roughly 6,900 Substitute Teachers. It's Not Enough During COVID, Say Officials
Coronavirus Wisconsin Has Roughly 6,900 Substitute Teachers. It’s Not Enough During COVID, Say Officials

Many say it is not worth the health risks.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson July 21, 2020 3:43 pm CDT

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Coronavirus Madison School Board Announces Virtual First Quarter
Coronavirus Madison School Board Announces Virtual First Quarter

District joins a growing number of schools opting against advice of Trump, DeVos to have in-person classes this fall.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson July 17, 2020 3:48 pm CDT