At the Kickapoo school district, the agriculture teacher also teaches students how to make sausage, ice cream, and jerky to compensate for the lack of a consumer education teacher. We learn more about the state of funding for rural schools. We also cover this week’s national news stories on Week In Washington.
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This Week In Washington – April 25, 2018
President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs is facing scrutiny over his work history, with a Senate committee deciding to delay a vote in order to evaluate his record. We check up on this story, as well as revelations that National Security Advisor John Bolton chaired an anti-Muslim think tank for the last five years.
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UW Student Digs Into Rural School Funding For Student Fact Check Program
After comments from state Sen. Janet Bewley, a UW Madison journalist decided to look closer at how rural schools are funded in Wisconsin. We talk to her about what she found, as well as a professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication about the student-driven fact check program.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Dean Knetter Producer
- Rachael Vasquez Producer
- Ginger Gibson Guest
- Nina Bertelsen Guest
- Mike Wagner Guest
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