Walker: Destroying the Teaching Profession in Wisconsin
Will Anyone Want to Teach in Wisconsin
By Lisa Kaiser ExpressMilwaukee 12/8/11
Milwaukee-area teachers say they would not encourage anyone to pursue a career in education, according to a new survey conducted by the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), which represents educators across the state.
Three-fourths of the 3,800 educators surveyed said morale has gotten worse since February, when Gov. Scott Walker introduced a bill that gutted public employees’ bargaining rights and required them to pay more into their health care and pension benefits.
In contrast, a mere 5.6% of surveyed teachers, counselors, library media specialists and support staff said that
School Board Member Fails NCLB Test
When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids
Revealed: The school board member who took standardized test
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. 12/05/2011
A longtime friend on the school board of one of the largest school systems in America did something that few public servants are willing to do. He took versions of his state’s high-stakes standardized math and reading testsfor 10th graders, and said he’d make his scores public.
By any reasonable measure, my friend is a success. His now-grown kids are well-educated. He has a big house in a good part of town. Paid-for condo in the Caribbean. Influential friends. Lots of frequent flyer miles. Enough time of his own to give serious attention to his school board responsibilities. The margins of his electoral wins and his good relationships with administrators and teachers testify to his openness to dialogue and willingness to listen.
He called me the morning he took the test to say he was sure he hadn’t done well, but had to wait for the