#girldad x2 w/@klozadamorgan, Exec Director @CityForwardCol, always a Civics teacher, Obamillenial, cheesehead who knows what it means. INTJ/P, heavy on the I.
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Colleston Morgan Jr retweeted
This list from @ChadAldeman of "go energy" ideas Democrats could get behind right now is really, really good. Simple and straightforward, and not all of them require additional funding. I love it.
👏🏿 to @GovMLG for being willing to pivot and do what’s best for kids. As someone said to me today: 3 days (Jan 1 opt-in deadline to Jan 4 end of term) could cost MKE and WI kids & their schools access to tens of millions of dollars in resources.
There’s still time for WI to choose a different path.
It takes political courage to revisit an early position. @GovMLG waited for the rules, took a second look and made the call that’s best for New Mexico kids. Every governor still on the fence should follow her lead!
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Colleston Morgan Jr retweeted
Five years ago I did this story about the remarkable connection and journey of three Milwaukee politicians: @DavidCCrowley @CavalierJohnson and @TheOtherMandela.
Crowley is now the Gov-elect and Johnson is now Mayor.
I will miss telling these kind of stories.
tmj4.com/lifestyle/black-his…
Colleston Morgan Jr retweeted
News: Dr. Howard Fuller, iconic civil rights activist and education reform advocate, on David Crowley being elected Wisconsin governor:
“I’ve known David since high school. I’m really proud of what he has been able to do, but it also speaks to the kind of work Sharlen and Reggie (Moore) did, who created Urban Underground for the express purpose of developing someone like David.
“Like any Black person with even a modicum of understanding, this is clearly a historic moment in Wisconsin.
“I’m not proud of him just because he’s the first Black governor, I’m proud of him because I think he has what it takes to serve the people of Wisconsin. That’s the part that I’m more focused on, is what he’s gonna be able to do to try and make lives better.
“Obviously, as a Black person, I’m tremendously proud of him, but I also want to make sure we support him, because the work has just started.
“If you look at what happened in the country, this was an absolute rebuke of Donald Trump. When you really listen to what people are talking about, they were concerned about corruption and affordability. They were concerned about the cruelty of this despicable ass human being who is the president of the United States. And a lot of that cruelty was directed at Black people.
“And so, from my perspective, I hope David addresses the real issues that are causing people to suffer.”
Colleston Morgan Jr retweeted
Late today, @MilwaukeeMPS alerted local media that they had been duped out of $450k. Most local reporters are out in the field, covering the Wisconsin election. Interesting timing.
Re-upping this now, before Tuesday night, with two additional points:
1. This is a bad law, and needs to be fixed by the state Legislature - but late doesn’t mean wrong
2. MKE election officials also have to deliver a clean count — after the Aug snafu, lots of eyes are on us to get this right
This is a good time for a preemptive reminder: @cityofmilwaukee, per state law, CANNOT open, prepare, or count these ballots before Tues AM.
We should all be expecting some bigger late night numbers out of MKE as a result — it’s a law we should change, not evidence of fraud.
Colleston Morgan Jr retweeted
Let's just get this out of the way now.
The city of Milwaukee's absentee vote gets reported at once and is greater than 80% Democrat.
It's not a conspiracy or some form of fraud when the Democrat numbers jump upon reporting of the absentees -- It's math.
ICYMI in last Fri's @cfc_mke News Brief (not sure why) -- we laid out the facts and the math behind @milwaukeemps' now $58M (!) -- and still-growing -- budget deficit.
The MPS fiscal crisis continues, and we still need a plan and bold action, now.
jsonline.com/story/news/educ…
This isn't about state funding: MPS actually GAINED state aid this year, even with the enrollment drop.
It's about a long-overdue plan, and necessary rightsizing - a move 61% of MKE voters support, and 58% of voters statewide believe is necessary.
cityforwardcollective.org/wp…
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And, as our most recent polling @cfc_mke made clear, there's no public support for yet another MPS referendum and property tax hike.
I know we're election-weary, but the @MilwaukeeMPS school board elections this spring matter, too.
cityforwardcollective.org/ne…
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🎯, and a point we @cfc_mke have raised for nearly a year now — how WI actually funds schools is broken, more money alone won’t solve the issues, and we need to fix the formula first to make sure additional investments actually pay off in better outcomes for students.
jsonline.com/story/opinion/c…
Here’s our full take on the need for an overhaul, and a student-centered approach to funding all our schools, in the @cfc_mke Corner earlier this spring:
cfcmke.substack.com/p/part-1…
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Won. Our Way. For Ueck.
What a day and what a week for the MKE. #WorldChamps, thats my crew #Brewers
Colleston Morgan Jr retweeted
School vouchers don't necessarily drain funding from public schools. But the claim that they do can be a powerful political message.
“People love their public schools,” @MichaelPetrilli tells @Chalkbeat. “That can be a powerful message.”
chalkbeat.org/2026/10/27/ele…
