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Archive for August, 2009

All About Milwaukee Personal Injury Attorney

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Call your Milwaukee personal injury attorney immediately if you have incurred an injury from an accident, deliberate act of another person, or damage from a defective product. It is important to make the call immediately to retain all possible rights in any future lawsuit on these issues. Likewise, if a family member has been injured or killed in an accident, or due to malpractice, or other unfortunate event, call your Milwaukee personal injury attorney right away.

There are many monetary and psychological costs from personal injury, and damages that last far beyond the actual event. Lawsuits for personal injury damages can run from months to years in time, and that is another reason to make that first important call immediately. Most law firms will take on personal injury cases for a contingency fee. This means you pay when your case is settled and damages recovered, although there will be some basic office related fees you may have to pay out of pocket when the case is finished.

Types of personal injuries that you will want to take to your Milwaukee personal injury attorney include: malpractice, deliberate attack, vehicle accidents, accidents that happen at work, accidents that happen during supervised play, product defect or failure, motorcycle accidents, wrongful termination, and accidental death.

Keep detailed notes on your damages, property damage, medical bills, loss of income, and so on, that are related to the injury and present the lists to your attorney. Your law firm will be able to calculate damages based on your information, previous case histories, and from expert witnesses they may call in to testify. Future damages, future medical bills, and loss of future income, inheritance, companionship, and pain and suffering often require expert witness input for calculations.

Young Teachers Get Into The Milwaukee Schools

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Teaching in the Milwaukee Schools is not all that some think it will be. Young teachers there have one of the highest turnover rates in the nation. According to some in the Milwaukee Schools, there are several reasons for this rate. One of the main reasons for this high rate within the Milwaukee Schools is the residency rule. Milwaukee Schools require that teachers reside within the city. At first, for young teachers, this does not seem all that bad until they are actually living in the city and cannot move. As they get married and start families, many want to move to the suburbs, but can’t.

Many teachers sighted other frustrations with the Milwaukee Schools as their reason for leaving. However, all agreed with the National Commission on Teaching report that states that high turnover affects the overall education of our students. Almost all said the story of the idealistic, eager, newcomer who doesn’t last very long in the job is far too familiar. Of the 50 largest school districts in the US, only Milwaukee Schools and Chicago Schools have this residency rule. It has long been a bone of contention with teachers, but always received strong support from politicians.

Young teachers get into the Milwaukee Schools because they are anxious to start their careers but, again, they begin starting families and realize they will be forced to live in the city and to send their children to those Milwaukee Schools unless they make other arrangements or pay for private schools. Many feel that the Milwaukee Schools are filled with bad influences and the neighborhoods are filled with crime. So, these teachers from Milwaukee Schools move on to other districts in the suburbs, and some on to other careers.

Other teachers from Milwaukee Schools cited frustrations more directly related to schools and classrooms as the main reason they moved on. One first year teacher, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, tells about a particularly bad year at one north side school. She was hired to teach first grade, but also had some five-year-old kindergarten students in her classroom. She was not given her mentor until January, and was given absolutely no support from school administration. She felt she had been left alone to sink or swim. And this is not an isolated experience.