Outgoing Rep. Kestell Reflects on Legislative Career
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | September 29, 2014
Representative Steve Kestell reflects on private school vouchers, school accountability, the Common Core and more in this reflective Sheboygan Press news article. Definitely worth the read.
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Kestell Named SAA Legislator of the Year
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | September 25, 2014
Representative Steve Kestell (R-Elkhart Lake), Chairman of the Assembly Education Committee, was presented with the SAA 2014 Legislator of the Year Award today in Madison at the Fall Superintendents Conference of the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA).
Shortly after Steve announced that he would not seek election to a 9th term in the Assembly, I wrote a few words on my blog to try and convey the respect that we hold for Chairman Kestell – respect for his advocacy for children, and for the way he conducted himself as an elected representative of the people. I’d like to share those words again:
The SAA has worked with Chairman Kestell for many years. And, while we didn’t always agree on education policy issues, we did understand and appreciate that he painstakingly weighed the evidence and made his decisions based on what he thought was the right thing to do for the children and the taxpayers of Wisconsin. That type of reasoned, deliberate approach will be sorely missed in the Assembly. Steve Kestell is a great friend of public education.
We will miss him.
Enough said.
See SAA News Release.
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Evers: A Big Year for Wisconsin Public Schools
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | September 25, 2014
In his annual State of Education address, State Superintendent Tony Evers called it a big year for Wisconsin public schools. Educators are working on higher, rigorous new academic standards; better assessments; a new educator evaluation system; new investments in career readiness; and continued improvements in the state’s accountability system. He also introduced his Achievement Gap Task Force and the work to advance strategies to close achievement gaps and renewed a push to fix the state’s school funding inequalities through Fair Funding for Our Future.
Big year for Wisconsin public schools news release.
SPEECH: State of Education (prepared text).
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Burke: Public Schools Can’t Afford Voucher Expansion
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | September 23, 2014
Democratic challenger Mary Burke said yesterday that the most effective argument against voucher expansion in Wisconsin is the potential cost. Molly Beck from the Wisconsin State Journal reports on the issue in this morning’s news article.
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Burke Answers SAA Survey Questions
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | September 22, 2014
Gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke has provided written answers to the SAA’s survey questions. You might also recall that earlier this month, Governor Walker’s campaign manager responded that the campaign would not provide written answers to the SAA’s questions.
Stay tuned.
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