If you’ve been listening to financial expert Suze Orman on cable tv lately, you’ve already heard the American Dream is dead. Orman writes in “The Money Class” that Americans have to be honest with themselves. Getting leveraged to buy “bigger, better, newer” possessions isn’t possible anymore. Banks aren’t lending. Americans can’t get jobs. And pensions are going down the drain. So it’s time to adapt by creating a new dream, Orman says. With a quicksand economy that could sink back into a slump under Wisconsin’s coming budget cuts, cash will undoubtedly be tighter. But the Americans who …
No matter how you slice it, Wisconsin school districts face serious revenue shortfalls in Governor Scott Walker’s 2011-13 budget bill. So we asked our readers – and tracked down a few experts – for their thoughts on the subject. Dr. Joe Schroeder, Superintendent of Muskego Norway schools, says the district began preparing for cuts many months ago with “proactive efforts…to safeguard core programs and services.” While he feels the district is on board to weather the storm, cuts are deeper than predicted. Schroeder’s recommendations will be posted on the district website on March 21, right …
Now that Governor Scott Walker has revealed some of what his proposed budget will entail, it's time to start thinking of ways to deal with the budget reduction facing the Muskego-Norway School District. The reduction in state aid could have a resounding, negative impact. But this could also be the opportunity for creativity and innovation! Parents, Muskego Patch wants to know about your ideas for how administrators, teachers, students, parents and others can get involved. How can the community pull together, partner with businesses or other districts and communities or better use the …
Who is that kid in the passenger seat, head down, thumbs hovering over a slim black iPod? Oh – that’s my kid. And I’m his virtual mom, living in a universe apart. What is he looking at anyway? Close your eyes and answer this before you read any further: How much time does your child spend daily using entertainment media? Include mobile media like iPods and cell phones, music, computers, tv, video games, print, and movies. WARNING: The national average will shock you. Got your answer? Generation M2, which includes kids aged 8-18, spends over seven-and-a-half hours a day with electronic …
When you have kids, it's easy to forget their minds are working 24/7, just like yours. So what are they thinking and feeling about the chaos at the State Capitol? Or are they thinking about it at all? What's the best way to talk to your kids about Wisconsin's controversial Budget Repair Bill? Even though most Muskego kids haven’t missed any classes because of school closings, they’re feeling the heat from Governor Scott Walker’s proposed Budget Repair Bill in other ways. “My kids are getting pressure from other kids, and other parents too, to take sides,” said one mom we talked to. “That …
Muskego Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for parents and their families right here in Muskego. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and other smart parents take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dad, grandparents, and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the…
