Same Wealthy Interests Support Voucher Research, Candidates
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 11, 2013
This is an important article on the wealthy interests that support pro-voucher GOP candidates in Wisconsin, and the research that supports voucher expansion efforts as well.
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Guest Editorial by Green Bay Superintendent, School Board
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 11, 2013
Check out the guest editorial by Green Bay Superintendent Michelle Langenfeld and the Green Bay School Board that appeared in Sunday’s edition of the Green Bay Press Gazette. Nice work, Michelle.
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SPECIAL SAA Legislative Committee Meeting on June 24, 2013
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 11, 2013
SAA Legislative Committee Members;
In light of the statewide expansion of private school vouchers and other budget provisions adopted by the Joint Finance Committee, we are calling a special meeting of the SAA Legislative Committee on Monday, June 24th.
The primary objective for this meeting is to de-brief on the state budget and to chart a course for re-grouping, re-positioning and fighting on for the remainder of this legislative session and beyond. You should have received an email this morning.
We realize this is short notice, but given the political circumstances, this is an extremely important meeting and we hope you all can join us.
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Schultz Concerned About Voucher “Floodgate”
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 7, 2013
In this article, State Senator Dale Schultz expresses his concern about “opening the floodgates” with the voucher expansion proposal that was adopted by the Joint Finance Committee between bar time and breakfast on Wednesday morning. Schultz vows to fight the statewide expansion in the Senate.
See also the comments from billionaire Betsy DeVos. She and her husband Dick have been major out-of-state bankrollers of private school voucher efforts in Wisconsin.
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JFC Adopts Education Package, Budget
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 5, 2013
At just after 6:00 this morning, the Joint Finance Committee(JFC) adopted its version of Assembly Bill 40 (2013-15 State Budget) on a 12-4 party line vote. Earlier, the Committee had adopted an education omnibus motion that dealt with school funding, private school voucher expansion, charter schools, special needs vouchers and a host of other K12 education issues. See Education Motion for more information on the content of this education package.
In addition to the items in the education omnibus motion, two other items included in other omnibus motions were adopted by the committee:
~ Rehired Annuitants. This provision adopts the Governor’s 75-day break in service. It also provides that, if a participating annuitant is hired by a participating employer and is expected to work at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by ETF (880 hours for a teacher) the annuitant’s annuity must be suspended. The provision also applies the two-thirds standard to “contracted” employees as well.
~ Income Tax Deduction for Private School Tuition. Creates an individual income tax deduction for private school tuition paid up to $4,000 per year per K-8 student and $10,000 per year per high school student beginning in tax year 2014. The provision decreases estimated individual income tax collections by $30 million in 2014-15.
More information and analysis to follow. After pulling the all-nighter in the Capitol your lobbyist is bleary-eyed and fried. Thanks for listening and thanks for all your efforts on behalf of the children you serve.
See Milwaukee Journal Sentinal coverage.
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