This year's honorees are retired Marine Michael Hayes, former U.S. Ambassador Jane Becker, zoo veterinarian Jeffrey Zuba, restauranteur Paul Bartolotta and Paralympics champion Hailey Danz.
The complaints against the campaigns of Chris Merker, Heather Birk and Dan Stemper mostly relate to the size of fund transfers between the campaign committees and how they reported their coordinated campaign expenses, such as signs and mailings.
The 16 grants "represent our continued commitment to enriching education for every student in the Wauwatosa School District,” the Education Foundation of Wauwatosa said in a news release.
The downgrade comes one month after the school district chose to spend down much of its cash balance to pay $3.5 million as part of the City of Wauwatosa’s settlement of a property tax dispute with Froedtert Hospital.
Two numbers. Two very different conclusions. Tosa Forward News took a closer look at differing teacher retention rates and what story they might tell about district culture, finding that the apparent discrepancy is largely a matter of interpretation and emphasis.
Nearly all of the two hours was devoted to hearing the words of the eight candidates themselves, as a crowd of more than 100 people listened inside the Longfellow theater. Tosa Forward News highlights some of their responses.
The forum will be held in the auditorium of Longfellow Middle School starting at 6:30 p.m. March 2, and those who cannot attend in person can register in advance to view the forum on Zoom.
Tosa Forward News contacted and interviewed each of the eight candidates to learn more about their backgrounds and to provide an opportunity to share their reasons for running for the school board in the April 7 election.
University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha has agreed to be the STEM school’s authorizer, allowing it to operate as an independent charter school once its nearly 20-year affiliation with the Wauwatosa School District ends this June.
