Have you wondered why it seems that school referenda are happening more often? This presentation will examine the basics of school finance and the varied challenges facing public education in Wisconsin's communities. Julie Fisher Mead is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis at UW-Madison. She researches and writes about topics […]

Join us to learn the facts about school vouchers and what you can do to combat them. As taxpayers, we should not be on the hook to fund two school systems. REGISTER HERE! DID YOU KNOW YOU PAY MORE FOR VOUCHER SCHOOLS THAN RUSD’S STRUCTURAL DEFICIT? It’s true. RUSD’s structural deficit is approximately $34 million. […]

Please join us for a webinar featuring Dan Lenz, staff counsel at Law Forward, who will brief us on the constitutional amendments and their implications for our democracy. Also joining us will be Peggy West-Schroder of FREE Movement who will acquaint us with What’s On Your Ballot. Finally, we will get an update from the […]

Join ELC virtually on Wednesday, June 5, at 4 p.m. ET for “The Education Beat: Journalism, Education Equity, and How to Get the Education Message Across.“ The event will feature remarks from former Washington Post columnist Valerie Strauss and a response panel including John Mooney, founding editor of NJ Spotlight, and Ashley Burns, Principal at […]

GSAFE is offering a day-long workshop, Supporting & Affirming LGBTQ+ Students, for educators, staff, and school leaders! This workshop will be held at Green Bay West High School on Wednesday, June 12th, from 9:00a to 4:00p. Registration is open to Wisconsin educators and is FREE with lunch on your own. Training will be led by […]

GSAFE is excited to partner with the UW Madison Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis department to offer a new professional development opportunity this summer. Educators and education leaders are encouraged to sign up for our class, "LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Leadership Training", ELPA 940. Participants will learn how to build LGBTQ+ affirming K-12 schools by leveraging federal […]

"The Constitutional Amendments on the August 13 ballot put Wisconsin's share of federal funding and the distribution of emergency funds at risk. Join the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin for this virtual program to learn why you should vote no to both of these constitutional amendments. Learn what's at stake. These constitutional amendments are […]

Inviting folks is simple, but having an intentional conversation that moves someone to take the leap and do something outside their comfort zone - well that is a whole art form. Its also the special topic for our July 11th PSS “Community of Practice” session. No matter what your skill or comfort-level with these conversations, […]

Join Public Funds Public Schools on Wednesday, July 17 for a conversation with advocates from several states that successfully defeated private school voucher proposals during their 2024 legislative sessions. Although private school voucher programs continue to spread across the country, many states have remained voucher-free or held off significant expansions. Join Public Funds Public Schools […]

Across the country, school voucher bills that give taxpayer money to private and religious schools are threatening to undermine and dismantle public education. One way we can fight these bills is by speaking out and informing our local communities about what these bills really mean, the billionaires who are behind them, and the wealthy families […]

This spring, Tennessee faced a huge uphill battle, fighting to stop a school voucher bill in a state with a Republican Governor and Republican supermajorities in their House & Senate, backed by a billionaire funded “Americans for Prosperity” advertising and door-knocking campaign. In the face of these overwhelming odds, they organized across the state and […]