Poll Shows Movement Toward Walker
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | October 2, 2014
From WisPolitics.com …
Gov. Scott Walker opened up a 5-point lead among likely voters on Dem rival Mary Burke in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, the first time since March the advantage for either candidate has been outside the margin of error.
Fifty percent of likely voters backed Walker, while 45 percent supported Burke. In the Marquette Law poll two weeks ago, Walker had a 49-46 edge among likely voters.
It was the first time this year Walker has hit the 50 percent mark with likely voters.
Poll director Charles Franklin said with the race now a little more than a month away, he’s starting to focus more on likely voters.
He also called Walker’s lead on Burke among men “astonishing.” For likely voters, Walker led among men 62-34, while Burke led among women 54-40.
See Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Coverage here.
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Pro-Voucher Study Contends Vouchers Benefit Public Schools
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | October 1, 2014
Milwaukee’s long-running school voucher program that allows certain children to attend private and religious schools at taxpayer expense has saved Wisconsin more than $238 million since its inception in 1990, according to a new study by a national voucher advocacy group.
That’s not a surprisingfinding — vouchers are generally lower in cost than public school education.
But the study’s more provocative point is that the savings from those voucher programs in Milwaukee and other cities are passively plowed back into public schools or other public programs.
Critics pounced on the reasoning.
Read more of this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article.
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Number of Homeless Students Rising
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | September 29, 2014
The Fond du Lac Reporter reports that a record number of homeless students are attending school in Fond du Lac and around the state. The article cites data from U. S. Department of Education and the Department of Public Instruction.
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More Districts Move to Provide Mental Health Services
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | September 29, 2014
This Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article looks at several ways Wisconsin school districts are attempting to address growing student mental health needs. The article does look at the funding impediment. However, it does not look closely at the magnitude of the problem facing Wisconsin students, families and schools.
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We Must Close the Achievement Gap
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | September 29, 2014
State Superintendent Tony Evers and Mequon-Thiensville District Administrator Demond Means issued a joint editorial on closing the achievement gap, calling it “the most important issue facing education in our state.”
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