MILWAUKEE – Marquette University’s Law School and College of Education will host a half-day conference titled “Pivotal Points: A Forum on Key Wisconsin Education Issues as Big Decisions Approach,” on Monday, May 11, at Eckstein Hall, 1215 W. Michigan St.
As the Wisconsin state budget process enters its final weeks, Marquette will bring together experts and key figures to examine three of the central issues affecting kindergarten through 12th-grade education in Wisconsin: public school spending, state policy on testing and how to deal with schools with low levels of success.
The event is part of a continuing series of conferences on K–12 education sponsored by the Law School and College of Education, and is open to the public. Seating is limited; registration is available online.
Members of the media who would like to attend should contact Chris Jenkins in the Office of Marketing and Communication at (414) 288-4745 or christopher.t.jenkins@marquette.edu.
Conference topics will include:
And the following panel discussions:
Wisconsin state Rep. Dale Kooyenga
Jeff Pertl, senior policy advisor to Wisconsin’s superintendent of public instruction
Marc Duff, Racine school district chief financial officer
Emily Koczela, Brown Deer school district director of finance
Todd Berry, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance president
Brad Carl, Wisconsin Center for Education Research at UW-Madison
Pat Deklotz, Kettle Moraine schools superintendent
Wisconsin state Sen. Paul Farrow
Sally Flaschberger, advocacy specialist for Disability Rights Wisconsin
Amy Mizialko, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association
Wisconsin state Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt
April Knox, Schools That Can Milwaukee
Wisconsin state Rep. Mandela Barnes
Darienne Driver, Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent
Through the Marquette Law School Poll, debates featuring candidates in significant political races, public lectures by leading scholars and topical conferences — all open to the community — the Law School serves as a venue for serious civil discourse about law and public policy matters.
For more than 90 years, the Marquette University College of Education has prepared individuals to work as professionals in public and private school settings, including numerous teachers, principals, and others serving Catholic K–12 education.