Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Justice Pat Roggensack defeats Ed Fallone in race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, while Tony Evers beats Don Pridemore for state superintendent of schools.
State Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack defeated challenger Ed Fallone Tuesday in her bid for a second 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Superintendent of Schools Tony Evers withstood a challenge from Republican state Rep. Don Pridemore in the only other contested statewide race on the ballot. Roggensack was declared the winner by the Associated Press shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday. As of midnight, with 88 percent of the statewide vote counted, she had 57 percent of the vote to Fallone's 42 percent, according to election results from WISN 12 News. The race for Wisconsin's top education post wasn't as close. With 88 percent of the statewide vote counted as of midnight, Evers had 61 percent of the vote, with …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Incumbent Tony Evers is taking on state Rep. Don Pridemore in the April 2 election for Wisconsin's top education post.
State Superintendent of School Tony Evers will face state Rep. Don Pridemore (R-Hartford) in his bid for re-election in the April 2 election. Both candidates in the nonpartisan race say they're focused on improving the quality of education in Wisconsin, but they differ on the best way to accomplish that goal. Evers, a Plymouth native, has been the state superintendent of schools since 2009. He has been in the education field for more than 30 years, working as a teacher, principal, superintendent, regional administrator and deputy state superintendent before being elected to his current post. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1973, a master's degree in 1976 and a doctorate in education …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The proposal would replace the current high school assessment system with a four-test ACT suite that would be given to high school students starting in 2014-15.
The Wisconsin Department of Instruction is hoping to usher in a new era of learning and assessment at every high school in the state State Superintendent Tony Evers on Wednesday announced a proposal to replace the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination (WKCE) with a suite of ACT assessments to measure student learning and better prepare the state’s youth for post-secondary education careers. “This is really a historic day in Wisconsin,” Evers said. “We’re moving to a different place in the state, and we need to make sure every student is adequately and significantly prepared for their future careers.” Evers said the assessment suite would include four different tests, which would be paid for and provided by the state. Students would …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
State Sen. John Lehman says its time to explore and possibly implement a plan that funds public schools more fairly.
Just last week, the Senate Education and Corrections Committee met to hear testimony from education leaders and perform a checkup on the state of education following the first year of major cuts. The conclusions from the committee were that the cuts were in fact real and they hurt. There was overarching, bipartisan agreement that we need to fix a flawed public education funding formula. For many years now, legislators and education leaders have agreed that the school funding formula needs to be revamped. Because of the extreme cuts in the last biennium it is all the more imperative that we no longer put off this task. School districts are required to balance their budgets and they took drastic steps to absorb the cuts, but not without …
Sunday, July 8, 2012
By 2014 school districts that didn't have 100 percent of their students meeting the No Child Left Behind requirements in reading and math would have been deemed as failing, but now the federal government has exempted them.
The Federal government granted Wisconsin a waiver from meeting requirements set by the No Child Left Behind Law after state officials proposed their own state-wide improvement plans. According to a story in the Journal Sentinel: The green light for Wisconsin's application for a waiver from certain requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law means relief from what many have felt was a punitive system for judging school performance over the past decade. It also means the state is released from meeting a 2014 deadline under the law to have 100 percent of its students proficient in reading and math. But the waiver also means the state will be setting additional expectations, which school districts will need to meet. U.S. Education …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Libraries have been a lifeline in this tough economy, but they need our support to continue to help those in need.
From early literacy materials for the youngest patrons to special programs, computer training, job search support, and much more, Wisconsin libraries — public, school, academic, and special — are social centers that enrich the daily lives of residents. They welcome all ages to a world of lifelong learning. The state’s libraries are busy places, serving more than 35 million visitors a year. Libraries play an integral role in supporting students and families, job-seekers, career professionals, seniors, and young adults who can access technology, books, media, and more at libraries. However, at a time when so many citizens are cash-strapped, many Wisconsin libraries have sustained significant budget cuts that have impacted service hours, …
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Strong schools are needed to give students a fighting chance in this tough economy.
News about our economy reinforces just how tough it is in Wisconsin and our nation. A recent study showed that one-third of families are falling out of the middle class. So many families are struggling, and the number of kids in poverty coming through the school door continues to grow. I’ve seen it in the classrooms I’ve visited to kick off the school year. Classes are larger, taught by far fewer experienced teachers, and there is genuine concern for the future of our public schools. This year’s budget balancing was difficult. Next year will be worse. There is no question that the loss of more than $800 million in state aid and $1.6 billion in revenue authority as a result of the 2011-13 state budget will make our schools different. …
Luke
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