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Host Karin Sconzert features three veterans who found employment through education. 

Host Dr. Steve Brown welcomes Dr. Jim Gottinger, Superintendent of the Lake Geneva School District. In Part two, Local book author TJ Morris discusses her new book "Blood is Thicker Than Water." 

WGTD presents the 2016 Racine Unified School Board Primary Forum hosted by Education Matters host Dwayne Olsen.

Dr. Kim Hufferd-Ackles, Director of Open Wings Learning Community, in Kenosha, WI.

WGTD presents the 2016 Kenosha School Board Candidates Forum hosted by Education Matters host Mike Kehoe. Candidates Lance Gordon, David Arrington, and seeking re-election, incumbent Rebecca Stevens join the discussion.

Karin Sconzert discusses the highly anticipated 59th annual Bandarama presented by the Kenosha Unified School District Music program. It takes places January 23rd at the Indian Trial Fieldhouse. 

The returning Dr. Steve Brown welcomes State Senator Luther Olsen. In segment two Steve welcomes administrators from the Westosha Central High School District in Paddock Lake. 

Dwayne Olson features Todd Allen Price. Todd serves as the Director of Policy Studies and Program Coordinator for Educational Foundations and Inquiry at National Louis University in Wheeling, IL 

Host Chuck Wolbers is joined by the Executive Director of Community Partnerships and Media Relations for the Kenosha Unified School District Tanya Ruder 

Aaron Eich of the Racine Education Association, Scott Farnsworth of the KEA and Dr. Steve Ursa join Education Matters host Mike Kehoe. 

Join Karin Sconzert this Saturday as she interviews Reuther High School principal Karen Walters, teacher Katie Otto, senior Amari Robinson, and graduate (and current Alverno College Junior) Jessica Ocampo about their amazi

Dwyane Olson discusses non-traditional adult education with Tracy Reibar who was a student while her children were in college, and her professor and now friend and colleague Kristen Holmberg-Wright.

Chuck Wolbers is joined by the Principal of Lakeview Technology Academy Bill Hittman and two faculty members Eric Schroeter and Timothy Overocker.

Mike Kehoe welcomes Kenosha Alderman of the 16th District Bob Johnson and Coordinator of Student Support for Kenosha Unified School District Ed Kupka

Karin discusses the annual Career and Technical Education with Marsha Nelson, the Coordinator for Career and Technical Education for the Kenosha Unified School District; Karen Radalen Family and Consumer Sciences inst

Dwayne Olsen focuses on Urban Education with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Alan Borsuk. 

Chuck Wolbers talks about youth community gang Intervention programs with Donna Rhodes. 

Mike Kehoe discusses mandatory vaccinations in schools. 

Karin Sconzert talks about the annual Big Read Event. 

Dwayne Olsen welcomes teacher Lucy Hawking from the Racine Unified School District. 

Chuck Wolbers welcomes Staff Sgt Christopher Gordon from the National Guard to discuss educational opportunities with the National Guard. 

Host Chuck Wolbers and Staff Sgt.Christopher Gordon discuss the educational opportunities afforded to members of the Wisconsin National Guard.

HEALTHY SCHOOLS: VACCINATIONS AND MORE: Hosted by Mike Kehoe.

Karin Sconzert welcomes Dr. Julie Mead; a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis from UW Madison. Mead discusses the recently approved education budget.

Mike Kehoe welcomes the Principal of Hillcrest School in Kenosha Eitan Benzaquen, Dan Tenuta, the Principal of Kenosha E-School, and Chris Shane from Professional Services Group.

Dwayne welcomes Alan Borsuk; Senior Fellow in Law and Public Policy at Marquette University. Alan served 37 years as a writer at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Jessica Scheeler, Kenosha Job Corps Admissions Specialist stops in as Chuck Wolbers' guest on this weeks Education Matters. They discuss education programming as it supports the Job Corps training framework.

Karin Sconcert welcomes partners from the new children's literature website OmniLibros.com.

ARCHIVE: Sandy Jacoby interview with Jessie Klein. They discussed Klein's book: THE BULLY SOCIETY which chronicles the shocking Bullying Epidemic. Original Air Date: 6-9-12

Dwayne Olson welcomes Tim Tuttle who is currently teaching in Korea and Jullian Thomas from Jefferson Lighthouse School in Racine.

Mike Kehoe holds a timely conversation about teacher education and licensing with editorialist and retired teacher Scott Farnsworth, Carthage College professor(and  Education Matter's co-Host), Karin Sconzert, and Dr.

Summer at the Libraries" My guests will be the directors of the Racine Public Library, Kenosha Public Libraries, Kenosha County Community Libraries, Delvan Public Library, Lake Geneva Public Library and Elkhorn Public Libr

ARCHIVE: We revisit an episode from 2007 featuring high school students from RUSD and KUSD. The episode was hosted by the late Terry Lawler. Original Air Date: June 9th, 2007

Dwayne Olson welcomes Kathy Dunkerson, the Director of Community Engagement and Extended Learning at Racine Unified School District. 

Chuck Wolbers shares the steps of attending Gateway Technical College with Dr. Tammi Summers, Ken Riley, Sabrina Morgan-Hill and Angela Becerra-Chilicek

Mike Kehoe features the newest Kenosha Unified School District Board Member Mike Falkofske.

Karin Sconzert hosts this special Education Matters with guests who attended the highly prestigious American Educational Research Association annual meeting in Chicago in April 2015.

Dwayne Olson chats with Dirk Baldwin from the UW Parkside College of Business and Manoj Babu the Associate Dean of Business from Gateway Technical College about the new articulation agreement allowing students to transfer

Chuck Wolbers sits down with Virginia Bridges the Executive Director of Every Child's Place to talk about early childhood education.

Mike Kehoe speaks with students, teachers, parents and administrators about KUSD's Dual Language program.

Karin hosts the 2015 WGTD Education Matters Kenosha Unified School District School Board Candidates Forum with candidates Mike Falkofske and Tony Garcia and Incumbents seeking re-election Mary Synder and Tamara Coleman.

Dwayne Olson sits down with Dr. Eric Guillen, the Chief of Schools for Racine Unified School District, and Jeff Neubauer.

Chuck Wolbers features Steve Knecht, the Athletic Director for KUSD. They discuss the upcoming KUSD Athletic Facilities Referendum.

Mike Kehoe speaks with Anne Knapp, President of the Kenosha Education Association, and former teacher and current editor of the KEA newsletter, Scott Farnsworth.

Karin discusses the Frank Neighborhood Project with Heather Connolly, Principal of Frank Elementary; Cindy Altergott, Administrator for the YMCA; and Pastor William Harris, Director of the Frank Neighborhood Project.

Dwayne Olson talks about the financial issues facing the Racine Unified School District with David Hazen, Chief Operations Officer for RUSD.

Dwayne Olson speaks with Nat Coffman, Head of School for The Prairie School in Racine.

Chuck Wolbers talks with the Boys and Girls Club about their services.

Mike Kehoe turns over the reigns to Education Matters to special guest host Courtney Zapp, a Carthage student who is studying in Journalism.

Karin chats about services and programs for adult learners offered by the literacy councils of Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties.