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Charter schools benefit struggling students
By Matt Beaty | Nov. 30, 2010My high school alma mater, Waubonsie Valley High School, was diverse in every sense of the term, but the most striking difference I noticed was the vast disparity in achievement that existed within each classroom.
Empathy a solution for bad youth behavior
By Sam Witthuhn | Nov. 30, 2010It comes as no surprise that Madison school districts are suffering. Public schools throughout the city struggle with a severe lack of state funding that only adds to the lack of authority figures — fueling the ideology of students who just don't give a shit. And when you combine this lack of resources and educational programs with a student attitude that cares little about achievement, you get the perfect recipe for a continual decrease in graduation rates.
Assisted suicides should be legalized
By Miles Kellerman | Nov. 30, 2010When he was three years old, Dan Crews of Antioch, Ill. suffered a serious car accident. Crews is paralyzed from the neck down, and although he can speak and eat, he requires constant medical aid in order to breathe. For 23 years he has lived in his bed with nothing to do but watch television and imagine what it might be like to participate in a world that he can only observe. According to an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Crews feels that he has ""no friends."" ""I have no education. No education prospects. No job prospects. I have no love prospects,"" he said. ""All I want is to no longer live like this.""
SSFC holds town hall to hear student feedback on funding streams
By Alison Bauter and Elliot Morris | Nov. 30, 2010
Common Council to tackle Overture Center amendments and proposals
By Maggie DeGroot | Nov. 29, 2010
Late Notre Dame run downs UW in Old Spice Classic championship game
By Max Sternberg | Nov. 29, 2010









