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Judith Warner, author of "We've Got Issues: Children & Parents in the Age of Medication." Terry hosts.

Steve Brown's guests today are Bryan Albrecht, President at Gateway Technical College and also Tom Beebe, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools.

Linda's guest today is Kay Gregor, director of the Racine Literacy Council.

Host Steve Brown's guest are John Tinker, Dan Johnston, and Dan Weddle. This program was taped on location at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. They will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court case, "Tinker v.

Dwayne hosts. Prof. Todd Price of National Louis University returns to discuss a variety of current education issues such as No Child Left Behind, charter schools, and the federal government's "Race to the Top."

There is no Education Matters today because of the "WGTD Radio Theater" broadcast.

Joining host Linda Flashinski today is State Senator John Lehman, Chair of the State Senate Education Committee.

Today's Topic CYBER-BULLYING. Steve Brown's guest today is University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Dr. Justin Patchin.

Richard Marciniak, executive director of Racine Family Literacy, is Dwayne's guest. They'll discuss RFL's goals and activities and the future of the program.

"Teaching What Really Happened", by best-selling author James Loewen, takes history textbooks to task for perpetuating myths and failing to fully appreciate a multi-cultural audience.

"What is inclusion and can it work in the classroom?" That's the question this week's show will address with guests Dr. Stacey Skoning, Assistant Prof.

Host Steve Brown's guest is Chris Gerard, from Racine Unified, and the topic will be the "International Baccalaureate" Program.

Repeat program.

Terry speaks with Linda Nathan, principal of a Boston charter school, the Boston Arts Academy, and author of a book titled "The Hardest Questions Aren't on the Test." The book talks about her school's innovative ways that

Joining host Steve Brown today is Dr. Ben Leichtling, who is nationally recognized as one of the Nation's top experts in school bullying. Steve and Dr.

Host Steve Brown's guest today is Tom Toch, Executive Director of the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington, D.C.

Host Dwayne Olsen's guests are Angela Peterson, College Readiness 21 Manager for Southwestern Wisconsin, and David Wolfson, Vice President of the Wisconsin Foundation for Independent Colleges.

Terry Lawler's guest today are: Roberta Akalin, Ellen Kupfer, and Mary Snyder.

Host Steve Brown's guest is Bryan Albrecht, President at Gateway Technical College.

Dr. Steve McLaughlin, UW-P Vice-Chancellor for Student Services and Dean of Students, is Dwayne's guest.

Steve Brown's guests this morning is Dr. Tony Evers, newly elected Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction. They'll talk about Dr. Evers' and DPI's planned educational initiatives.

Chiwaukee Academy, a collaboration between UW-P, Carthage and KUSD and RUSD, is one of nine such academies held around the state.

A replay of a February 2009 program. Steve Brown's guests this morning are Kenneth W.

Steve Brown's guests are former West Virginia Governor, Bob Wise, who is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Excellent Education. Also joining Steve is Dr.

Steve Brown's guest is Tom Beebe from the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Education and the topic is reforming school funding in Wisconsin.

Racine Literacy Council.

Terry Lawler, Steve Brown and Dwayne Olsen, our co-hosts of "Education Matters," will have an unscripted and free-wheeling discussion about current and "thorny" issues in public education.

Steve Brown's guest today is Dr. Matthew Ladner, from the Goldwater Institute, talking about school reform.

The focus today is international education at UW-P. Dr. Consuelo Clemens, Associated Dir. of the International Education Program, and two international students who attended Parkside this past semester are Dwayn'e guests.

Terry speaks Mary Snyder. Mary, a retired teacher who taught English with Terry at Tremper for many years. She recently was elected to the Kenosha School Board.

Join host Dr. Steve Brown with his guest today, Dr. Joseph Mangi, KUSD Superintendent.

Dr. Richard Gibboney, Prof. Emeritus of Ed., University of Pennsylvania, is Dwayne's guest. They'll discuss various aspects of contemporary American public education including President Obama's policies.

KUSD School Board candidates are Terry Lawler's guests today.

Due to technical problems, this broadcast will be re-scheduled.

Dwayne's guests for this morning's show are candidates for the Racine Unified School Board.

Steve Brown's guest today is Dr. Charles M. Payne.

Terry's guest is Kenosha Education Association executive director Joseph Kiriaki who says he thinks the school districts deserve the same kind of federal help as AIG and other investors.

Dr. Fred Ebeid, Dean of the School of Business and Technology at UW-P, is Dwayne's guest. They'll discuss a variety of programs and activities in the School and some ideas for the future.

Steve Brown's guests this morning are Kenneth W. Starr (Dean of the School of Law at Pepperdine University and former Special Prosecutor in the President Clinton Whitewater Investigation) and John Tinker, whose 1969 U.S.

Marge Mauer and Dottie Feeney, co-presidents of the Racine chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), are Dwayne's guests. They'll discuss the goals of AAUW and their various programs.

A host of teachers from Kenosha Unified went to China last year as part of an exchange program. The program originally aired Jan. 3. Tery hosts.

Steve Brown's guest is Dr. Charles Haynes, Senior Scholar at the First Amendment Center, in Washington, D.C.

Racine Unified Superintendent

In a program recorded at George Williams College in Williams Bay, teachers and students discuss the school's new Master's program in Earth and Space Science Education. .

Dwayne speaks with new RUSD Superintendent Jim Shaw.

Today's host is Steve Brown. His guests are: Dr. Frederick Hess, Senior Educational Researcher at the American Enterprise Institute, in Washington, D.C., and they'll be discussing the Milwaukee School Voucher program.

Joining WGTD's "Education Matters" as one of our rotating hosts, is

Lane Earns, Interim Chancellor at UW-P, is Dwayne's guest. They'll discuss a variety of issues related to Dr. Earn's work at Parkside and at the UW System, as well as his career as a whole.

Steve Brown's guests today are: Molly McCloskey, Director of the First Amendment School Project, which is sponsored by the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and the First Amendment Center, affili