U.S. Supreme Court Sends Student Transgender Case Back to Court of Appeals
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 7, 2017
From the Legal Side…
The Boardman and Clark law firm has recently published this legal update regarding the U.S. Supreme Courts action on an important transgender case before it.
The SAA regularly receives these legal updates and we believe this is valuable information for SAA members. We are distributing this update to SAA members with the permission of Boardman & Clark.
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Wisconsin School District Debt Soars After $1.35 Billion in New Borrowing
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 6, 2017
Public school districts in Wisconsin are in the midst of a building boom, financed by a surge in new debt not seen since the 1990s, a new analysis by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance has found.
According to the report, voters in districts across the state approved through referendums borrowing $1.35 billion last year, 10 times more than in 2011 and the most since the alliance began keeping records in 1993. The previous high, adjusted for inflation, was $1.04 billion in 1996.
Check out the coverage in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel here.
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DPI Budget Summary Now Available
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 6, 2017
The DPI has released its summary of the Governor’s PK12 state budget proposals. Check it out here.
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Transgender Case
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 6, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated the court of appeals decision and sent it back for reconsideration given the Trump administration’s latest action on transgender status.
See the NY Times Story here.
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More Start Date Resolutions
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 6, 2017
Check out the school board resolutions below in support of school start date repeal.
Please forward your letters and resolutions to the SAA.
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