|
another message from the email inbox from the Wisconsin Education Association Council: Future of Public Education in the Balance Governor Walker’s budget proposal represents yet another radical break from Wisconsin tradition that will dramatically affect educators and students for years to come. Final decisions on the two-year budget are likely to be made within the [...] From the email box: The Problem with Merit Pay In the brave new world of Act 10, many school districts are contemplating “merit pay” or “pay for performance” systems. The following is a WEAC Research Brief summarizing the evidence on merit pay programs for educators. The actual evidence shows: Merit pay for educators [...] After WEAC recently “recommended” former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk for Governor, it set off a little firestorm of protest from both sides. I said everyone should just relax and let this play out. I stand by that with a little update. After speaking to WEAC president Mary Bell, I wanted to expand on [...] Today WEAC recommended Kathleen Falk for Governor. The state’s largest teachers union on Wednesday endorsed former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk for governor, saying the longtime Democrat has a proven track record of responsible government and a belief in fairness and democracy. “We cannot afford to sit back,” said Mary Bell, president of [...] Well, it looks like the unions are trying to dissuade any Democrats other than Kathleen Falk from running in a Democratic gubernatorial recall primary, as earlier today Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) has recommended Kathleen Falk for governor once a recall election against Republican Gov. Scott Walker is certified. In a related story, Dan Bice [...] With the right driving hard on the “It’s Working” meme as a clever description for Walker’s failing policies, I think it’s important to review one of the original Big Lies told by the Satraps of Fitzwalkerstan: Public Employees Need To Pay For Their Pensions and Healthcare! [...] In a report today, PolitiFact thought they caught WEAC being less than honest about the School Administrators report. However, if you dig beneath the number, they’re far more honest than Walker was when he was caught lying about the same report. So honest, in fact, I’d evaluate it as true. [...] Just a couple of endorsement-related tidbits that caught my eye: Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson, who’s running to unseat fellow Democrat Jeff Plale in 7th Wisconsin Senate District, received another endorsement of his candidacy by a fellow County Supervisor, with County Supervisor Gerry Broderick endorsing Larson’s candidacy. Broderick’s district includes the east side of Milwaukee, [...] |
||
| © 2007 - 2013 Blogging Blue & respective authors - All Rights Reserved | This site is best viewed at a screen resolution ABOVE 800x600 | ||
Join the Discussion