Ruth Conniff: More than a muffin: Getting serious about Teacher Appreciation Week

For far too long, we’ve taken the people who raise, teach and care for children for granted, thanking them with muffins, sticky hugs, warm wishes and poverty wages. Lately, even the hugs and warm wishes are on the decline, as teacher-bashing and a divisive crusade for “parents’ rights” has become a plank in the national Republican platform — a trend that started right here in Wisconsin.

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Evers signs 2 more reckless driving bills. Here is what to know.

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THU AM Update: Assembly committee to exec on shared revenue bill today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Hospital Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Local Government Committee plans to exec the GOP shared revenue bill today. Co-authors Rep. Tony Kurtz, R-Wonewoc, and Sen. Mary Felzkowski, R-Irma, have said they were working on changes to the bill. But as of

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Ruth Conniff: More than a muffin: Getting serious about Teacher Appreciation Week

For far too long, we’ve taken the people who raise, teach and care for children for granted, thanking them with muffins, sticky hugs, warm wishes and poverty wages. Lately, even the hugs and warm wishes are on the decline, as teacher-bashing and a divisive crusade for “parents’ rights” has become a plank in the national Republican platform — a trend that started right here in Wisconsin.

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