Vos Pulls Schraa From Joint Finance
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | December 1, 2016
From WisPolitics.com …
Speaker Robin Vos is pulling Rep. Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh, from Joint Finance as he adds two new members to the Assembly team.
Reps. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, and Mike Rohrkaste, R-Neenah, will replace Schraa and fill the vacancy left by the retirement by Rep. Dean Knudson, R-Hudson.
Vos previously announced Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, will return as co-chair.
Meanwhile, Reps. Mary Czaja, R-Irma; Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield; and Amy Loudenbeck, R-Clinton, will return.
Kooyenga also will retain the title of vice-chair.
See the release here.
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Voucher Advocate, Critic Spar at Marquette
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | December 1, 2016
Check out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel coverage of a “discussion” on lessons learned from the Wisconsin voucher experience. Voucher advocate Scott Jensen and opponent Julie Underwood squared off yesterday at Marquette University.
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Hearing on Special Needs Scholarship Rule Set for December 13
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | November 29, 2016
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will conduct a hearing in December to accept public testimony on emergency and proposed permanent rules related to revising the Special Needs Scholarship Program. The Dec. 13 hearing will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the DPI’s headquarters, GEF 3, Room P41, 125 South Webster Street, Madison.
Additional information is available in the DPI news release here.
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Borsuk: Table Set for Major School Choice Push
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | November 28, 2016
Check out Alan Borsuk’s most recent column in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Boardman & Clark: Overtime Rule Blocked
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | November 28, 2016
From the Legal Side…
The Boardman & Clark law firm recently published this School Law Update regarding a federal courts blocking of the US Department of Labor’s overtime rule.
The SAA regularly receives these 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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