Post-secondary education’s worst (and perhaps worst-kept) secret is that the vast majority of those who teach in our nation’s colleges and universities never learned how to do so. Sure, these professionals are experts in their fields. They know their specialties and the niche corners of their subject matter. And because of their subject mastery, places […]

Missing your favorite educated educators? Well, fear not, we’re back! Welcome one and all to the BustED Pencils podcasts! Whether you’ve been with the show since Tim began the podcast in 2014 or you’re joining us for the first time today: welcome! Now let’s get busting! Dr. Jonathan Gyurko is a lot of things. He’s […]

Catch up on this week’s best segments! First, an impromptu lesson on the electoral college spurred by a question from a caller. Then, what’s the deal with all these referenda? The Wisconsin Public Education Network is here to answer questions and help us think about better ways to fund our schools. And for another way […]

First off, thank goodness it’s Busted Pencils Friday. Secondly, thank goodness for seven incredible months of daily radio shows. Mostly, thank goodness for YOU, our amazing audience. Today, an era ends. To be clear, not the BustED Pencils era. Just this era of 5 episodes a week on broadcast radio. Something new is around the […]

BustED Pencils and the Wisconsin Public Education Network- it’s a partnership that betters us all! Our guests today are Jenni Hofschulte, Southeastern Organizer for WPEN, and Tom Wermuth- District Administrator for Adams Friendship School District. They join us today to talk about school funding. Public schools today still receive most of their funding from property […]