By Tony Evers We joined together in April to work on the most important issue facing education in our state: closing the achievement gap. While Wisconsin has had some outstanding academic results over the years — overall high achievement on the ACT college admissions exams and among the top states for graduation rates — we […]

By Dr. John Y. Odom The passage of time provides the competition for our attention that distracts us from the hard work required to solve problems.  ISIS, Ray Rice and Justin Bieber showing his drawers are enough to push Ferguson, Missouri, off of the front page.   Yet, Ferguson remains a snake pit of unanswered […]

By John Quinlan The words comprising the obituary of an amazing life were suitably elegant in their simplicity:  “Eugene Farley M.D., M.P.H. died at age 86 on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. He leaves behind not only a devoted family but a whole community that has been inspired by him in his indefatigable work to make […]

By David Hart As is the case with perhaps all presidents, President Barack Obama can point to a number of times when he has been measured and thoughtful in his tenure.  No matter what we think about the president politically or personally, I think we can all agree that he has had moments where he […]

By Melissa Sargent Now is the time to pass immigration reform  America has a broken immigration system. Both Democrats and Republicans agree on this fact. For too long this issue has been left unaddressed while millions of immigrants face uncertain futures.According to a recent poll, 80% of Americans today support immigration reform that includes a […]