#girldad x2 w/@klozadamorgan, Exec Director @CityForwardCol, always a Civics teacher, Obamillenial, cheesehead who knows what it means. INTJ/P, heavy on the I.
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Jun 12
Thanks @alanjborsuk for covering @cfc_mke’s report on MKE’s North Side Crisis through the lens of a @milwaukeemps school
“Urgency, boldness, determination to succeed, resources – it will take all of those. Those are things MKE and WI have not provided in generous ways.”
MPS superintendent: There is 'absolutely' hope for future of north-side schools jsonline.com/story/news/educ…
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"There's no urgency coming from DPI."
City Forward Collective's @colleston tells @KristinBrey and @toddallbaugh that millions of dollars meant to improve reading instruction and retrain teachers still aren't reaching students.
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Jun 10
Pulling out the rug from 30,000 kids — 1 in 4 of MKE’s students — to force them back into MPS, one of the nation’s most academically and financially distressed school districts, is neither “responsible” nor “the Wisconsin Way”, @TheOtherMandela.
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Earlier this month, I shared thoughts in the @cfc_mke Corner on why policy based on nationalized special interest group talking points, misses the uniquely Wisconsin story of Black school choice pioneers like @HowardLFuller and Polly Williams.
open.substack.com/pub/cfcmke…
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Jun 10
There’s work to be done on accountability — for all students & schools. There’s work to be done on fixing broken school funding. And there’s plenty of work left to stabilize & strengthen @milwaukeeMPS.
Let’s focus on that — not on divisive, harmful attacks on families’ choices.
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Implementation is where good policy goes to die — and right now, @wisconsindpi is killing an unprecedented, citywide effort to implement literacy reforms in a city with the worst reading outcomes for Black students in the country.
@HowardLFuller speaking truth, as usual.
Jun 8
Reading reform continues to be messy in Wisconsin. This time, it's the Milwaukee Reading Coalition vs. @WisconsinDPI
"This is DPI finding a way not to help Black children in the city of Milwaukee," @HowardLFuller
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Our full statement @cfc_mke, in support of @MayorMKE @CavalierJohnson and the MKE Reading Coalition’s call for DPI to return to the table & work with our citywide effort to ensure every MKE child gets the effective reading instruction they need:
cityforwardcollective.org/dp…
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Colleston Morgan Jr retweeted
This is a SUPER IMPORTANT role! Please spread the word.
Jun 4
Interested in taking on the most exciting education job in the country?
Come be the founding Executive Director of the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation and remake public education in Indianapolis... and eventually America.
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Love or hate the state takeover, the data is undeniable.
The latest Stanford-Harvard Education Scorecard puts #HISD in the 97th percentile nationally for math growth from 2022 to 2025.
One of the most stunning post-pandemic recoveries in the US.
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Thank you to @MayorMKE @CavalierJohnson, @HowardLFuller, and philanthropic leaders.
As part of the MKE Reading Coalition, we at @cfc_mke join their calls to @DrJillUnderly @WisconsinDPI to reengage with our work to address MKE's worst-in-the-nation literacy crisis.
Opinion: DPI failing Milwaukee students by holding reading funding | Opinion jsonline.com/story/opinion/c…
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You can find @cfc_mke's full letter in support of the Milwaukee Reading Coalition's work here:
cityforwardcollective.org/dp…
More on this issue in tomorrow's CFC News Brief.
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Colleston Morgan Jr retweeted
At least a quarter of K–3 teachers aren’t fully committed to the science of reading.
In disadvantaged schools, it’s at least a third.
That gap matters.👇fordhaminstitute.org/nationa…
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1) diversity of opinion in the @WisDems primary field is good!
2) f/u for @TheOtherMandela @FrancescaHongWI & @keldahelenroys - what’s their plan for >30k MKE students?
3) per @cfc_mke polling, choice is a 57% support issue, incl majorities of undecided Dems and independents
Jun 3
Q at Wisconsin Workers Forum for Governor: Do you support fully ending Wisconsin’s private school voucher program?
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👏🏿 this is the way; it’s a “no-brainer” that can benefit ALL students and schools — and per polling both from @DFER_News and separately from us @cfc_mke, it’s got solid bipartisan majority support.
Jun 2
NEW: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Missy Hughes says she’d opt into the Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Education Freedom Tax Credit program, which Dem Gov. Tony Evers refused to do. It would allow people to get a tax credit for donations to WI Scholarship Granting Organizations.
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Colleston Morgan Jr retweeted
Testing reveals "uncomfortable truths." Pretending kids are doing fine when they're not isn't "equity." tinyurl.com/3xaxhpzu
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May 31
It’s not just @MilwaukeeMPS facing a new fiscal reality
More than half of the country’s 50 largest school districts are poised to or already have made cuts, or are facing a reported deficit. chalkbeat.org/2026/05/28/sch…
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May 31
"I don't know that this particular vote will be the key issue, but I think we can absolutely bet that property taxes and school funding are going to be high on the agenda for the fall campaign for both parties."
Marquette Law School poll dir Charles Franklin on tax relief poll:
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May 31
I actually agree for the most part with @MilwaukeeMPS School Board member Chris Fons’ vote — MPS needed to demonstrate fiscal competence, & this budget begins some long-overdue work.
But as a fellow social studies teacher, I’m compelled to address some errors & misinfo 🧵
Opinion: I supported MPS budget. State forced even harder choices. | Opinion jsonline.com/story/opinion/c…
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2) Fons continues to have ideological blinders around PUBLIC charter schools, and school choice more broadly.
On charters: as we @cfc_mke, the @WisPolicyForum, and even MPS admin note, rejecting charters will cost MPS $40M /yr in revenue
See Key 4: wispolicyforum.org/wp-conten…
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See also this op-ed from a former MPS superintendent in @journalsentinel, giving the full context on this
MPS is now a 'hostile partner' to successful public schools | Opinion
jsonline.com/story/opinion/c…
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May 31
I’ve shared our take on @620wtmj with @StephenScaffid1 and @KristinBrey, on @SpectrumNews1WI and in the @journalsentinel — we need a new approach, one that puts ALL our students first, not systems & sectors.
30 other states have done it - it’s past time for WI to join them.
“This funding system is broken.”
@colleston of City Forward Collective old @StephenScaffid1 and @KristinBrey what lawmakers need to fix in Wisconsin education.
Hear more on Point Taken!
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May 31
Thanks to @StorytellerRyan @SpectrumNews1WI for having me on to talk about school funding & why we’re all feeling the property tax pain. WI spends $12.25B(!) on K12 schools - but we @cfc_mke believe there’s a better way to slice the pie.
spectruminfocus.com/section/…
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