February 9th, 2012WCSA applauds the work of education chairs Rep Kestell and Sen Olsen who circulated education reform legislation today.  The legislation, which is an accompaniment to the WI Department of Public Instruction's proposed NCLB waiver is a significant step forward for education in Wisconsin.  We are pleased that legislators resisted the urge to rush into decision making on the comprehensive accountability system and instead, are waiting until they have all the data necessary to make informed choices.  When the US Department of Education and DPI have agreed on the specifics of a waiver for Wisconsin, we will continue to work with DPI and the legislature to ensure that Public Charter Schools are held to fair and transparent accountability measures. 

From playground cruelty to the online rumor mill, we're hearing more about bullying than ever, but are we getting better at helping kids and teens cope? TIME looks at the facts behind all those sensational headlines — what we know and don't know about why bullying happens and what we can do to minimize its effects

Read the entire article in TIME Magazine.

Thursday, July 21st, 2011by Jeremiah Tucker
McCann said she signed up for the trip after reading about it on the Internet and pitched it to her coworkers, who all were enticed by the affordable price.
"My goal in going to China was I want to be able to teach it as authentically as possible," McCann said.
The group visited Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'on.

Click here for the article in the Sauk Prairie Eagle.

Sunday, May 1st, 2011
by Alan Borsuk in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


The doorbell wasn't working when Bob Kattman visited a school recently. Kattman sent the principal an email afterward saying that he expected that wouldn't be the case the next time he arrived.

Click here for the article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wednesday, November 3, 2010
by Corinne Hess in The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee

Click here for Article in The Business Journal.

Discovery World and Montessori High School won the Business Journal's Green Education Program of the Year.  The project was a collaboration that allowed 30 Montessori High School 9th and 10th graders the opportunity in learn hands-on from adults in the field, and design an amazing marketing campaign as the "Clean Air Trekkers."  Teachers from the the school observed different stages of the project, and worked to incorporate this type of real work into their classrooms.  

Please check out the article:
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2010/06/14/focus2.html

Also, check out the kids' work at:
http://www.cleanairtrek.com/student-involvement

Bullied at Their Schools, Junior High Kids of Every Stripe Find a Welcoming Haven in Milwaukee
People Magazine, March 8, 2010

The story about The Alliance School in Milwaukee appeared in People magazine.