Back to School, Without the Phone

Steve Scaffidi and Kristin Brey look ahead to the new school year as Wisconsin’s classroom phone restrictions take effect, hearing from parents, teachers, and students about how districts are preparing. Later, Teach For America Milwaukee Executive Director Michael Nguyen joins Forward Thinking to discuss why Milwaukee’s educational success matters statewide. In City Stories, Urban Milwaukee’s Jeramey Jannene covers a botched response to a 911 controversy, Milwaukee’s ongoing Flock camera debate, housing concerns, and the latest claims being made in Wisconsin’s governor’s race.