WISCONSIN PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK

Partner Event: $chool Voucher $cam - Virtual Townhall Meeting
2024-02-22 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
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.
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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. In the last round of state budget school funding, choice private schools received a funding boost while public school funding remained flat. This year alone vouchers receive $39 million of RUSD funding. Without that loss, RUSD wouldn’t be facing the fiscal cliff it does next school year and would have money to invest in programs and supports for students.

ELECTION DAY: Spring Primary
2024-02-20

Partner Event: Referenda All Around: Understanding the Challenges Facing Public Education
2024-02-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Merrimac & Main Center, 115 W Merrimac St, Dodgeville, WI, 53533, United States
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 related to the legal aspects of education, including those related to school funding, special education and school choice.

Join us after the lecture for catered snacks and an activity — we will write thank-you cards to teachers at Dodgeville schools, in appreciation for their dedication, brilliance, and care.
This lecture is made possible by funding from the Community Foundation of South Central Wisconsin and generous community support. The lecture is free, but a donation of $5-$15 is appreciated and will go towards this and other programming at M+M.

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Registration is OPTIONAL but will allow us to send you updates and reminders about this event. Please let us know on the registration page if you will need on-site child care or transportation in order to attend the lecture.

School Funding 101 for Public Education Champions and Candidates
2024-02-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Get the facts on Wisconsin’s school finance landscape so you can speak with confidence when you talk to voters and center your message on the needs of local students.
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Spring Election Organizing for Public Education Champions: How to Get Out the Vote for Public School Students!
2024-02-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Everything you need to know about getting public school supporters to the ballot box, managing volunteers, making phone calls and knocking doors, and more!
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It's About the Kids: How to Focus Your Message on What Really Matters to Develop a Winning Referendum Campaign
2024-02-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
This panel with professional referendum coordinators, local organizers and messaging experts will provide concrete tips for running a successful referendum campaign with a message that gets to the heart of why we need strong and thriving public schools – to meet the needs of the kids we love!
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Winter Social - Go Public Happy Hour with Special Guest Dr. Jill Underly, Superintendent of Public Instruction
2024-01-18 16:30 - 18:30 | Hilton Milwaukee City Center, 509 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53203, United States
Join us for our winter social with special guest Dr. Jill Underly, Superintendent of Public Instruction! Already going to the 2024 WASB State Education Convention from Jan. 17-19? Not going to the convention, but still want to come and mingle? All are welcome at our Go Public Happy Hour at the Mitchell Room in the Hilton Milwaukee City Center! Appetizers on us, door prizes, school board all-stars, and more!
Sponsored by Civic Media, Wisconsin Public Education Action, and the Painters & Allied Trades, District Council No. 7, an affiliate of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), AFL-CIO.

Partner Event: Wauwatosa School District - Coming Together for Tosa Students: Community Engagement & Legislative Advocacy Workshop with Wisconsin Public Education Network
2024-01-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Underwood Elementary School, 11132 W Potter Rd, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226, United States

Partner Event: WASB/WASDA/WASDO Wisconsin State Education Convention 2024
2024-01-17 - 2024-01-19 | Baird Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53203, United States
Wisconsin Public Education Network will be tabling at the convention — stop by booth 738!

Referenda Basics: Building a Winning Team to Support Local Schools
2024-01-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Putting a referenda team together is the first step to finding education champions who share your values where you live! Get the basics on how to organize a winning campaign, and an overview of resources and supports available to you through Wisconsin Public Education Network and other organizations.
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Partner Activity: GrassRoots School 2024 Informational Session
2023-12-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom

Partner Activity: LWV of Wisconsin, LWV of Sheboygan County, & Sheboygan County Youth Voters Elect Her Workshop: A one-day nonpartisan training for women on how to run for political office
2023-12-02 10:00 - 13:30 | Jake’s, A Lakeland Community, 529 Ontario Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States

Partner Action: Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition Rally at the Wisconsin Supreme Court
2023-11-21 09:00 | Wisconsin State Capitol

Hot Topics in Student Discrimination: Racial Harassment, Discipline Issues, and Gender Affirmation (Public School Law Series)
2023-10-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Hot Topics in Student Discrimination: Racial Harassment, Discipline Issues, and Gender Affirmation with Elisabeth Lambert
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Part of Wisconsin Public Education Network’s Public School Law Series: Mark your calendars for this interactive, action-focused series of seminars with education lawyers to learn more about how school law works, how to maximize opportunities for connections, and how to best advocate for your child and the public schools all children deserve.
This three-part series will be held on Wednesdays in October from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Free and open to all, but especially useful for Network partners, community members looking to navigate school engagement and understanding, board members, and administrators.

Recent Legal Developments Involving Voucher and Charter Schools (Public School Law Series)
2023-10-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Recent Legal Developments Involving Voucher and Charter Schools with Suzanne Eckes
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Part of Wisconsin Public Education Network’s Public School Law Series: Mark your calendars for this interactive, action-focused series of seminars with education lawyers to learn more about how school law works, how to maximize opportunities for connections, and how to best advocate for your child and the public schools all children deserve.
This three-part series will be held on Wednesdays in October from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Free and open to all, but especially useful for Network partners, community members looking to navigate school engagement and understanding, board members, and administrators.

Engagement Within the School Board Governance Structure (Public School Law Series)
2023-10-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Engagement Within the School Board Governance Structure with Mike Julka
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Part of Wisconsin Public Education Network’s Public School Law Series: Mark your calendars for this interactive, action-focused series of seminars with education lawyers to learn more about how school law works, how to maximize opportunities for connections, and how to best advocate for your child and the public schools all children deserve.
This three-part series will be held on Wednesdays in October from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Free and open to all, but especially useful for Network partners, community members looking to navigate school engagement and understanding, board members, and administrators.

9th Annual Summer Summit in South Milwaukee!
2023-08-10 08:00 - 18:00 | South Milwaukee High School, 801 15th Ave, South Milwaukee, WI, 53172, United States
REGISTER TODAY to reserve your ticket(s) and join us at our largest annual event!

WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS Action at the Capitol
2023-06-27 | Wisconsin State Capitol
