Public School Students Receive Less State Support Than Voucher Students
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 31, 2013
A recent memo from the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows that statewide the average public school student receives roughly $4,900 of state general aid while private voucher school students are guaranteed $6,442 in state general aid. Over 80% of school districts now receive less than the voucher guaranteed amount.
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Seventh Circuit Upholds Act 10 In Its Entirety
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 24, 2013
The Boardman & Clark law firm recently posted a legal update regarding the appeal of the Act 10 decision.
The SAA believes this is valuable information for SAA members. We regularly receive these updates and have chosen to distribute this information to the SAA membership with the permission of the Boardman & Clark law firm.
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Questions Abound on Walker Education Agenda
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 21, 2013
So what will Governor Walker propose on education issues when he unveils his two-year budget plan in February? Nobody seems to know except for a small, close-knit group of Walker advisers who, by the way, aren’t talking. But, the questions posed by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel education columnist Alan Borsuk in his most recent column hit the nail right on the head. It’s recommended reading.
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GOP Senators Back Local Vote for Voucher Expansion
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 18, 2013
As reported in the Wisconsin State Journal and other newspapers, Republican State Senators Luther Olsen and Mike Ellis have announced that they will oppose any expansion of private school vouchers in Wisconsin unless local voters get to vote on it in a binding referendum. This interesting development does not change the SAA’s immediate message to legislators at the time:
Don’t put any type of voucher expansion in the budget.
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Op-Ed on Special Needs Vouchers
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 18, 2013
An Op-ed piece opposing special needs vouchers, co-authored by WCASS Executive Director Gary Myrah and containing SAA input, was published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today. Please note that, consistent with the SAA’s current position on voucher expansion, the Op-ed authors implore lawmakers to keep any special needs voucher provisions out of the budget as well.
Once again, the SAA encourages all members to give their Republican legislators the same message:
Don’t put any type of voucher provisions in the budget, whether it be special needs vouchers or voucher school expansion.
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