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Education Matters

Host Len Iaquinta guest hosts to discuss diverse Learners and the focus on them in UW-Parkside’s education of future teachers.

WGTD Presents the 2021 Kenosha Unified School District School Board Forum moderated by Karin Sconzert  at WGTD.org. The program will also be archived. featuring Mary Modder, Dr.

First time Host Mike Falkofske talks with former Kenosha Unified School Board members Carl Bryan and Gary Kunich about their experiences while serving on the Kenosha Unified School Board.

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Ron Lieber, the "Your Money" columnist for the New York Times, with President John Swallow from Carthage College about college costs and the reasons for going to college. Lieber'

Host Laura Sumner-Coon talks with Andrea Rittgers, Director of Student Services for Racine Unified School District, Katie Lichter, School Counselor at Gilmore Fine Arts School, Erin Leavitt, School Counselor at Gifford Sch

Host Joe Mangi welcomes Adelene Greene who is the lead organizer of Kenosha Kindness Week, which is occurring later this month.

Host Karin Sconzert discusses the Kenosha Public Library as they were awarded the 2020 Wisconsin Library of the Year award with Barb Brattin, Director of the Kenosha Public Libraries; Heather Thompson, Head of Yo

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Gail Mentzel, Advisor TRIO Student Support Services and Fostering Success advisor, UW-Stout; Olivia Johnston, Senior at UW-Stout and Lead Peer Mentor for Fostering Success; Angie

 Host Karin Sconzert discusses childhood trauma as a result of COVID-19 and the violent unrest in Kenosha over the summer with Dr.

Host Laura Sumner-Coon welcomes  to discuss the Moonshot Equity project, a project which aims to close the college completion gap among disadvantaged communities.

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Sarah Hawks, Family and Community Educator at Extension Racine County since 2011 and Pam Wedig-Kirsch, a School Readiness and Family Resiliency Educator at UW-Madison Division of

Host Karin Sconzert discusses trauma and children at home and at school with Debbie Kelly, social work professor at Carthage College, Dominque Pritchett, licensed mental health clinician and owner and clinical director of

Host Troy McDonald welcomes Stephan Kalmar, Eugene Wooddell, Kathi Duanes, and Phillip Belongia; parents of children in the Racine Unified School District.

Host Joe Mangi Welcomes Jack Rose, former president of NAMI Kenosha and current Alderman of the 15th district in Kenosha 

Host Steve Brown welcomes Nicole Neily, President of "Speech First" and Karin Fischer.

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Michelle Gehring and Nicole Smart from NAMI Racine County as they discuss teen mental health programs during the age of COVID-19.

 Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Cheryl Hernandez, Executive Director, Cassie Christianson, Program Coordinator, and Susan Remson, volunteer from the Kenosha Literacy Council. 

Host Dr. Steve Brown is joined by Heidi Gill, Senior Associate, at the National Equity Project.

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Heather Thompson, Head of Youth & Family Services; Marcia Siehr, Head of Outreach Services; Brandi Cummings, Communications Specialist from the Kenosha Public Library

Host Joe Mangi welcomes Nicole Mayes, Director of Student Life at Statesman College Prep Middle School in Washinton, D.C..

Host Karin Sconzert discusses the KUSD IT team and how they've adapted during the pandemic with Annie Fredriksson, Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Library Media for the Kenosha Unified School District, Jennifer

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Racine United School District Superintendent Dr. Eric Gallien and Shannon Gordon, Chief Operations Officer for the district.

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Leah Featherstone, Clincial Psychologist with Professional Services Group; Julie Hueller, Manager for the Racine Collaborative for Children's Mental Health at RUSD; and Andrea Rittgers Director

Host Karin Sconzert interviews discusses teaching from home at Julien Thomas Elementary School in Racine with Amy Simon, teacher, Tonya Wilson, teacher, Adriana Santana, Carthage College Urban Teacher Prep Program Student,

Host Joe Mangi issues a heartfelt address to the Class of 2020; sharing heartfelt stories of success, resilience, and perseverance. 

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Dr. Sue Savaglio-Jarvis, Superintendent of Kenosha Unified School District 

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes families from Curtis Strange Elementary as the deal with educating their young ones from home.

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes UW-Parkside and Carthage teacher educators and student-teachers as they discuss having their student-teaching semester interrupted, and adjusting to teaching via video and computer. 

Host Steve Brown welcomes Matt Fraser.  They will discuss Matt's landmark 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case of  Bethel School District v. Fraser, 478 U.S.

Host Jeff Rasmussen welcomes author Chris Rosin.

Steve Brown welcomes Cheryl Brown Henderson; one of the three daughters of the late Reverend Oliver L.

Host Karin Sconzert discusses the Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Program with KUSD's Cheryl Kothe and Lora Lehmann, Nick Galich from Froedert South, and Meg King from LMI Packaging Solutions. 

Host Joe Mangi welcomes Alexandria Robinson, Executive Director and Mary Spence, Program Director of Downtown Kenosha Inc. 

Host Jeff Rasmussen welcomes part of the leadership teams and educational professional associations including the Racine and Kenosha Education Associations and KUSD and RUSD. 

Host Jeff Rassmussen welcomes foreign exchange students in the area Anita, Hamna, Marija, and Natalie. 

Host Karin Sconzert discusses with mental health with Dana Ballewske (Psychologist and Coordinator of School-Based Services) and Leah Featherstone (Clinical Director) from Professional Services Group and Bridget Kotar

Host Dr. Steve Brown welcomes Ray Koukari.

Host Jeff Rasmussen discusses the 509 Program for Adult Education in partnership with the YWCA and Gateway Technical College. 

A replay of a previous broadcast from February 14, 2009. Steve Brown's guests this morning are Kenneth W.

New Education Matters Host Jeff Rasmussen welcomes Tonya Ruder, Chief Communications Officer for KUSD and Stacy Tapp, Chief of Communication and Community Engagement for RUSD. 

Host Joe Mangi welcomes Terry Andrews and Diana Raucina from Peace Learning Circles.

Host Karin Sconzert details her experience at EDCamp, a new type of conference that took place in Racine this past August. 

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Dr. David Kirp, Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley and author.

Host Steve Brown welcomes Dr. Bryan Albrecht, President of Gateway Technical College and In segment 2: Matthew Cheek. elementary teacher in the Johnson Creek School District.

Host Joe Mangi welcomes Annie Goodman, fourth generation owner  and Amy Sichmeller, head chef from Jack Andrea, a specialty gift shop and cafe in Kenosha since 1912.

Host Karin Sconzert welcomes Steven Mussenden Executive Director of the Racine Literacy Council, Lilly Barrett, Coordinator of the Walworth County Literacy Council, Cheryl Hernandez, Executive Director

Host Steve Brown welcomes Cheryl Brown Henderson. They will discuss the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of "Brown v. Board of Education."  Cheryl is the daughter of the late Rev. Oliver L.

Host Allison Erickson welcomes Carlene Chavez, Wisconsin Statewide Family Engagement Coordinator for CESA 2. 

Host Joe Mangi welcomes WGTD's own Troy McDonald, who is attending Harvard University for his Masters Degree in Government.