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Madison’s Police Oversight Debate Cools Down—For Now

June 17, 2016

Chief Koval, Alder Bidar-Sielaff Reflect On A Contentious Week By Scott Gordon Madison Police Chief Says Changing Lethal Force Standard Is Not An Option To watch Madison Police Chief Mike Koval and Alder Shiva Bidar-Sielaff speak on Wisconsin Public Television’s “Here And Now,” one might not immediately recognize the escalating tensions between the police department […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Madison Common Council, Madison Police Department MPD, Mike Koval, Scott Gordon, Shiva Bidar-Sielaff

The Surprising Lack Of Data About Literacy

April 8, 2016

Educators’ Understanding Is Nuanced And Information-Deprived by Scott Gordon In many ways, campaigns to improve literacy are more sophisticated than ever. Nonprofits, K-12 and adult continuing educational systems, and government agencies have gone far beyond a literate-illiterate dichotomy in their day-to-day work, expanding the scope of literacy and applying programs focused on issues like health […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Literacy, ProLiteracy, Scott Gordon, Wisconsin Literacy

‘Here And Now’: Cuban-American Offers Perspectives On Normalized Relations

April 1, 2016

Lucia Nuñez Talks Implications Of Growing Contact With Cuba by Scott Gordon Wisconsin has about 3,564 residents of Cuban descent, about 0.1 percent of the state’s population, according to a 2014 estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau. However, thousands more than that passed through the state and stayed at Fort McCoy via the 1980 Mariel […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Centro Hispano, Lucia Nuñez, Madison College, Scott Gordon

Understanding Changes In Wisconsin’s GED

March 4, 2016

New Policy Reflects Data And Changes In Economic Landscape by Scott Gordon The process of earning a high school equivalency certificate in the U.S. has changed dramatically over the last couple of years, and the transition hasn’t been smooth. The general educational development test, or GED, received a major overhaul in 2014 when it switched […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Beth Lewis, GED, Scott Gordon, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction



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