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Tag Archives: University of Wisconsin
Forgetting Our Land Grant Colleges History: Government Does Make Education Work For All Its People
We have forgotten that our Founding Fathers and Abraham Lincoln knew that federal and state supported public education was the lifeblood of the nation. We look back on the founding of the time-honored tradition of the land grant colleges. We ask those who think the world began with them, who do you think educated those who educated those who educated you? Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Democracy, FEATURED, Social Justice, Thoughts on Life, Wisconsin Politics
Tagged education, higher education, land grant colleges, Scott Walker, the Morrill Act, University of Wisconsin
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‘The Boundaries Of The University Shall Be The Boundaries Of The State’: A Lesson Wisconsin and Scott Walker Forgot
Most people knew that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker would attack public education after his re-election in 2014, but his $300M cuts to one of the premier research institution is stunning by any measure. The privatization of public education is happening at record speed. How and why did we lose sight of the fact that PUBLIC education benefits all of us. Our heart bleeds for the University of Wisconsin and others facing the same fate. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Democracy, Thoughts on Life, Wisconsin Politics
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Koch Brothers, public education, Scott Walker, University of Wisconsin
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