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Members meet each other and create an action plan.
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New laws are enacted relating to virtual education,
the Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council,
and special education.
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Lieutenant. Governor Barbara Lawton and State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster announce
the Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education.
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State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster presents awards to partnerships that advance and celebrate rural life.
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State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster welcomed 10 education leaders from Russia.
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Individuals and businesses are honored for exemplary partnerships that support student achievement.
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State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster visits Templeton Middle School in the Hamilton School District.
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Snapshots from the morning of the State Superintendent and Wisconsin Campus Compact's
PK-16 Institute for Service-Learning and Citizenship.
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State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster presents her annual Service-Learning Awards, and UW-Parkside Chancellor Jack Keating presents the Wisconsin Campus Compact Community-Based Learning Awards.
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Burmaster visits Milwaukee's McNair Academy on the occasion of a talk by Guion Bluford, the first African American in space.
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Megan Dixon, Milken Educator of the Year, was honored by First Lady Jessica Doyle and State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster
at the Wisconsin Executive Residence.
Also attending were Dixon's family, administrators and current and former students from Greenfield Middle School, and Milken Educators from earlier years.
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State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster and state legislators Gary Hebl and Julie Lassa announce legislation to establish world language instruction in Wisconsin elementary schools.
The event was held at Netherwood Knoll Elementary, which is implementing world language instruction.
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Educators at the DPI's annual New Wisconsin Promise Conference work to close the achievement gap between students of color, economically disadvantaged students, and their peers.
This year's opening event featured the state superintendent, a national education expert, and a student choir.
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Four organizations receive inaugural State Superintendent's Prevention Partner Awards during the Building the Heart of Successful Schools conference in Wisconsin Dells.
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State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster visited Greenfield Middle School to surprise Reading Specialist Megan Dixon with the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award, which carries with it a $25,000 prize. First Lady Jessica Doyle and many local dignitaries attended the event.
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In a ceremony at the Capitol, State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster presents the New Wisconsin Promise Schools of Recognition awards to high-poverty, high-achievement schools.
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State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster delivers her State of Education Address and publicly presents awards to the Friends of Education and Teachers of the Year. Text and video of the speech are available at http://dpi.wi.gov/sprntdnt/speeches.html.
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The 2007-08 Wisconsin Teachers of the Year are pictured with State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster as well as their principals and district administrators.
For more information, please see the media release.
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State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster presents her Friend of Education awards.
For more information, please see the media release.
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First Lady Jessica Doyle, State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster, and Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health Co-chair Paul Costanzo present the 2006-2007 Governor's School Health Awards to delegates from the winning schools in a ceremony at the state capitol.
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First Lady Jessica Doyle and State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster were among those thanking the first group of Wallace Fellows for their work, while the second group continued their efforts.
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Ladysmith Middle School students sang at the third New Wisconsin Promise Conference, held in Madison.
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Elizabeth Burmaster was sworn in for her second term as State Superintendent of Public Instruction in a ceremony at the State Capitol Rotunda.
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