Our 10th Annual Summer Summit will be held in Madison at La Follette High School.
Join us in Madison to take a stand for welcoming and inclusive public schools that provide equal opportunity for all students. It’s time to come together to demand and deliver the thriving public schools our students and educators deserve! This year’s Summit provides opportunities to put our appreciation and accountability into action as we learn, plan, and strategize around the themes of racial justice, educational equity, and unfair impacts of disinvestment and privatization on students attending Wisconsin public schools. Click here to see the full, fantastic agenda!
Wisconsin Public Education Network, a nonpartisan statewide advocacy coalition, is the organizing project of the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools, a 501(c)(3) organization and does not endorse any candidates for elected office or political party. We organize to educate voters, support local action with statewide impact, and advocate for thriving public schools for all students.
Hotel Block Information
Our conference rates have expired, but if you will be in Madison and are looking for a place to stay, we recommend the following accommodations.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
5150 High Crossing Blvd, Madison, WI 53718
Hotel Indigo
901 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703
Madison Concourse Hotel
1 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI
53703
TUESDAY, 7/30 PARTNER EVENT: THRIVING SCHOOLS, THRIVING COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CONFERENCE
The Wisconsin Coalition for Community Schools will be hosting the first annual community school’s conference on July 30th. The will be the first statewide gathering of educators, families, partners, coordinators and and elected officials with the purpose enhancing our learning and demonstrating the impact of Community Schools across the state of Wisconsin. REGISTER HERE!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS:
Blue Ribbon Sponsors:
Golden Apple Sponsors:
- AFT-Wisconsin
- M3 Insurance
- UW-Whitewater College of Education & Professional Studies
- WEA Member Benefits
- Wisconsin Public Education Action Fund
Red Apple and Beyond Sponsors:
- Law Forward
- League of Women Voters Wisconsin
- The Lincoln Project
- Madison College
- Madison Teachers Inc. (MTI)
- Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership
- Nexus Solutions
- Summit Credit Union
- TruStage
- United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties
- UW-La Crosse
- UW-Madison Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
- Wisconsin Civic Learning Coalition
- Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
- Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Public Education Advocate Sponsors:
- Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA)
- Chippewa Valley Area Educators, Retired
- Lake Ridge Bank
- Madison Public Schools Foundation
- MTI-Retired
- Root 2 Rise
- Sun Prairie Community Schools
- WEAC Retired
- Wisconsin Building Trades Council
- Wisconsin Coalition for Community Schools
- Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition
- Wisconsin School Public Relations Association (WSPRA)
and our in-kind sponsors, In the Public Interest, The Progressive Magazine, and Public School Strong.
PAST SUMMIT ARCHIVE
The 9th Annual Summer Summit took place on August 10, 2023 at South Milwaukee High School hosted by the School District of South Milwaukee.
The archive of the 2023 Summer Summit is available here.
See the full program for the day here, and view a schedule-at-a-glance here!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 SPONSORS:
Public School Champion Sponsors:
Blue Ribbon Sponsors:
Golden Apple Sponsors:
Red Apple and Beyond Sponsors:
Public Education Advocate Sponsors:
- Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA)
- Chippewa Valley Area Educators, Retired
- Madison Public Schools Foundation
- Madison Teachers Incorporated
- Milwaukee Public Schools Office of Family & Community Engagement
- South Milwaukee Education Association
- WEAC Retired
- Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
- Wisconsin Public Education Action
In-Kind Sponsors:
The 8th Annual SUMMER SUMMIT was in Eau Claire on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
The archive of the 2022 Summer Summit is available here.
Featured presenters included: Dr. Michael Apple, John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum & Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, UW-Madison; Matt Rothschild, Executive Director, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign; Martha Siravo, Madtown Mommas and Disability Advocates; Amber West, Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT); and more…plus remarks from State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly and Governor Tony Evers.