On the eve of Madison East High School‘s first day of the 2023-24 school year, Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz host Tony Castañeda is joined by Special Ed teacher and Madison East’s union rep, Mike Kovanda. Mike gives Tony the lowdown on the staffing situation at East (improved, but still insufficient), construction updates (long overdue) and how a stretch of leadership instability in the wake of Milt McPike’s retirement fuels instability among the staff and further undermines public education on the whole. Despite the challenges this, and all schools face, Mike loves East High School, its community and staff and is incredibly excited to welcome the students back over the next several days.

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