Virtual Charter Schools Impact Student Turnover, Houdini Film Among Lineup At Weyauwega Film Fest, Your Thoughts On Election Results

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Harry Houdini vanishing Jennie, the elephant, performing at the Hippodrome, New York. Others might vanish rabbits, but in 1918, on the brightly-lit stage of the Hippodrome in New York City, Houdini made a 10,000-pound elephant disappear. He created a sensation. When Houdini fired a pistol Jennie vanished from view.
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The fourth installment of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s school churn series looks at how virtual charter schools impact student turnover. We learn about the charter schools and how they play into the issue. We also hear from a film preservationist who helped to save one of Harry Houdini’s best films from being lost forever. And we get your reaction to the midterm elections.

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  • Virtual Charter Schools Contribute To High Rates Of Student Turnover For Some Districts

    An ongoing series from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel looks at how high rates of student turnover affect children, parents, teachers and administrators. In the fourth installment, reporter Erin Richards looks at how virtual charter schools, which are often a last resort for students having trouble in traditional school settings, add to high rates of student turnover.

  • Long-Lost Harry Houdini Film Debuts At Weyauwega International Film Festival

    A four-day film festival has begun in Weyauwega, WI, taking place in a historic 1915 Opera House. The four-day festival includes a significant piece of Harry Houdini history– the showing of what is often cited as his best film and for years was thought to be lost. We hear from the co-founder of the festival and the film preservationist that helped to save “The Grim Game”.

  • Your Thoughts On The Fall Midterm Elections

    Now that the votes in this week’s midterm elections have been cast, counted and analyzed, we want to know what you think about how the races went down. Weigh in with your thoughts on the contests for governor, attorney general, state Legislature, U.S. Senate, Congress and other election-related matters. And now that there is divided government in Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin, do you want your party’s members to try to block efforts from the other side or work together?

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
  • Natalie Guyette Producer
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Erin Richards Guest
  • James O'Hagan Guest
  • Ian Teal Guest
  • Rick Schmidlin Guest

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