Wisconsin Receives "No Child Left Behind" Waiver

FoxNews reports that The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has announced that Washington and Wisconsin have won their bid to be relieved of some requirements of the failure known as "No Child Left Behind" Law.  The Obama Administration permitted this in exchange for state-developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective teaching and leadership.  Will this open the door for states to take greater control of education versus the one size fits all approach?  The DOE law has been due for congressional reauthorization since 2007.  Read more>>

If you have any questions pertaining to how this waiver might affect the Franklin School District we suggest you contact Franklin Schools Superintendent, Dr. Steve Patz at 414-529-8230 or a member of the Franklin School Board.

Speaking of "Victory Laps"

Before Conservatives and Republicans get too"outraged” over the president’s so-called victory lap on the first anniversary of SEAL Team 6 killing Osama bin Laden, and Obama’s secret visit to Afghanistan the other day.  Let’s all try to keep this in perspective.   

Of course this visit had political overtones--Obama is a politician.  This is what politicians do.  Besides,  visiting troops in a war zone is what the Commander-in-Chief should do as often as possible.  It's called boosting troop moral.  We have a strong suspicion based on the faces of most of the looks on the soldiers' faces,  that the majority of our troops really appreciated the president’s visit, well, maybe not so much for the soldier with the president's elbow and armpit in his face.

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