Restore Wisconsin’s Education with Smarter Schools & Teaching Civics Education

“You Cannot Build a Strong Wisconsin on a Half-Told Story”

Restoring Wisconsin means restoring pride in what Wisconsin students learn. Jon holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and built EdTech companies for 24 years. He knows the difference between a system that produces well-rounded and thoughtful citizens and one that produces test-takers.

• Fight to pass Wisconsin Assembly Bill 4 requiring civics instruction covering the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the rights of American citizens; citizenship in every public school.

• Social Studies should never take a back seat to reading and math — however, these subjects are an opportunity to take pride in our heritage.

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“During the 4th of July celebration of 250 years as a nation, Mary, our granddaughter Harper Aleckson Smith, and I attended a DAR presentation at the Monroe Library. We learned Harper is a direct descendant of James Wright of Connecticut, a Revolutionary War Patriot. That is not guilt. That is inheritance. That is pride. Every Wisconsin student deserves to feel it.”