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Let’s be honest, parenting has gotten harder. While technology has made our world better in ways we couldn’t have imagined just a generation or two ago, it’s also brought with it the challenge of ensuring the technology our kids use and need to learn to be successful in life is age appropriate and introduced at the right time.
While this responsibility should fall on parents, there are ways the government can help. Not by telling us what kids can and cannot access, but by requiring transparency so parents have the information they need to make smart decisions.
Kenosha is a community that has grown steadily in vibrance and regard. At the heart of Kenosha has been its highly regarded schools. Kenosha has been tops among larger school districts (and the ESC is "Hosmanek"). A referendum should have zero votes in opposition because no person has not been connected to a school, if only in their youth, but always in their family. The referendum has only one purpose, to maintain that service for the children of our community.
There are only three factors relevant with the school referendum: 1. The School Board and superintendent have not placed it "for the fun of it" as its needed for our students. 2. If approved, the students of our community will maintain better support for learning. 3. If it is not approved, our community will have consciously declared their children are not important enough to them and supporting their education adequately is "not worth it."
There is a lot of debate going on about the proposed methane gas Paris Plant in Kenosha that We Energies wants to build.
Many residents do not know about or are just finding out that We Energies plans to put their health at risk by spewing over 590,000 tons1 of greenhouse gases annually! Kenosha County cannot afford that, as the American Lung Association State of the Air Report gave Kenosha County an F for air quality. To further pollute the air is reckless.
Kenosha Unified has finally placed a referendum on the Feb. 18 ballot, asking our community for funding to make up for 16 years of education budget shortfalls from the state level. While this may be the first time that KUSD has turned to us to make up for money withheld in Madison, other urban districts across Wisconsin have successfully passed multiple referendums, ensuring that the children of their communities have what they need.
Several eligible voters have stated that they do not trust KUSD administrators at the ESC to spend these funds on anything that will truly make a difference for our kids. I understand this frustration, but offer an urgent word of caution. If the referendum should fail, the district will have to make some very deep cuts. The people deciding where these deep cuts will be made are the very administrators we distrust. I can promise you they will not be cutting their own salaries or their positions. Mass layoffs will come to the teachers at the buildings on the frontlines with our children, making class sizes even larger and compromising the safety of our kids.
As an educator for over a decade, I’ve taught in two-room schools, private Christian schools, and now a bilingual public school. Of all my experiences, public education has made the most profound impact on students and communities. Public schools are the heart of a community—they not only shape future leaders but also provide vital resources that uplift everyone.
With the recent redistricting in KUSD, our schools are struggling more than ever to meet even basic needs. I see it firsthand every day. Students with special needs aren’t receiving the support they deserve, and staff shortages mean that up to five teachers sometimes have to cover a single class. Learning outcomes are suffering, and our schools are barely staying afloat—let alone able to support the wider community.
We Energies is behind the times – there is no excuse to continue to build out harmful fossil fuel infrastructure. Their latest irresponsible investments are the proposed
Town of Paris and Oak Creek methane plants. We Energies claims these facilities are necessary to support Microsoft’s data centers, and for energy stability ‘when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine.’
So often after a tragedy, the President of the United States is looked to and called on to be the Consoler in Chief. Positive examples include Ronald Reagan after the Challenger disaster and Barack Obama after the Sandyhook mass shooting.
When an incident like the American Airlines/Black Hawk helicopter crash occurs, I keep hoping we'll see some decency, compassion, empathy, and genuine concern for humanity from Donald Trump. But I truly don't believe he is capable of demonstrating full and complete empathy for other people. Trump may give lip service for a minute or two, but then he will launch into a screed of blame, peevishness, and nonsense.
Kenosha speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Feb. 21, 2025
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Kenosha News.
Let’s be honest, parenting has gotten harder. While technology has made our world better in ways we couldn’t have imagined just a generation or two ago, it’s also brought with it the challenge of ensuring the technology our kids use and need to learn to be successful in life is age appropriate and introduced at the right time.
While this responsibility should fall on parents, there are ways the government can help. Not by telling us what kids can and cannot access, but by requiring transparency so parents have the information they need to make smart decisions.
Kenosha is a community that has grown steadily in vibrance and regard. At the heart of Kenosha has been its highly regarded schools. Kenosha has been tops among larger school districts (and the ESC is "Hosmanek"). A referendum should have zero votes in opposition because no person has not been connected to a school, if only in their youth, but always in their family. The referendum has only one purpose, to maintain that service for the children of our community.
There are only three factors relevant with the school referendum: 1. The School Board and superintendent have not placed it "for the fun of it" as its needed for our students. 2. If approved, the students of our community will maintain better support for learning. 3. If it is not approved, our community will have consciously declared their children are not important enough to them and supporting their education adequately is "not worth it."
There is a lot of debate going on about the proposed methane gas Paris Plant in Kenosha that We Energies wants to build.
Many residents do not know about or are just finding out that We Energies plans to put their health at risk by spewing over 590,000 tons1 of greenhouse gases annually! Kenosha County cannot afford that, as the American Lung Association State of the Air Report gave Kenosha County an F for air quality. To further pollute the air is reckless.
Kenosha Unified has finally placed a referendum on the Feb. 18 ballot, asking our community for funding to make up for 16 years of education budget shortfalls from the state level. While this may be the first time that KUSD has turned to us to make up for money withheld in Madison, other urban districts across Wisconsin have successfully passed multiple referendums, ensuring that the children of their communities have what they need.
Several eligible voters have stated that they do not trust KUSD administrators at the ESC to spend these funds on anything that will truly make a difference for our kids. I understand this frustration, but offer an urgent word of caution. If the referendum should fail, the district will have to make some very deep cuts. The people deciding where these deep cuts will be made are the very administrators we distrust. I can promise you they will not be cutting their own salaries or their positions. Mass layoffs will come to the teachers at the buildings on the frontlines with our children, making class sizes even larger and compromising the safety of our kids.
As an educator for over a decade, I’ve taught in two-room schools, private Christian schools, and now a bilingual public school. Of all my experiences, public education has made the most profound impact on students and communities. Public schools are the heart of a community—they not only shape future leaders but also provide vital resources that uplift everyone.
With the recent redistricting in KUSD, our schools are struggling more than ever to meet even basic needs. I see it firsthand every day. Students with special needs aren’t receiving the support they deserve, and staff shortages mean that up to five teachers sometimes have to cover a single class. Learning outcomes are suffering, and our schools are barely staying afloat—let alone able to support the wider community.
We Energies is behind the times – there is no excuse to continue to build out harmful fossil fuel infrastructure. Their latest irresponsible investments are the proposed
Town of Paris and Oak Creek methane plants. We Energies claims these facilities are necessary to support Microsoft’s data centers, and for energy stability ‘when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine.’
So often after a tragedy, the President of the United States is looked to and called on to be the Consoler in Chief. Positive examples include Ronald Reagan after the Challenger disaster and Barack Obama after the Sandyhook mass shooting.
When an incident like the American Airlines/Black Hawk helicopter crash occurs, I keep hoping we'll see some decency, compassion, empathy, and genuine concern for humanity from Donald Trump. But I truly don't believe he is capable of demonstrating full and complete empathy for other people. Trump may give lip service for a minute or two, but then he will launch into a screed of blame, peevishness, and nonsense.
John Sloca
Brian PassinoJohn Sloca is Local News Editor of the Kenosha News.
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