[Madison, Wisc…] President Barack Obama handily won Wisconsin’s 10 Electoral votes Tuesday night on his way to a second term as President of the United States. Read More Election 2012 Recap: Obama, Baldwin Victorious; GOP Regains Statehouse
Charlie Cook and Amy Walter recently gave an election preview presentation at the Aspen Institute in Washington D.C. They took questions from the audience and a federal government employee asked, “Is Romney going to control the Tea party, or is the Tea Party going to control Romney?” Read More The Tea Party’s Mission
Some observers were baffled Friday by the fed’s latest jobs report. The news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated 873,000 more people found jobs in September, while only 114,000 more jobs were created.
Read More National Jobs Reports Draw Scrutiny, Criticism
Madison Teachers Can Learn From MPS’s Troubles When it Comes to Rushing Contracts in the Face of Statewide Decisions Read More Madison Teachers’ Greed Could Bite Them, Hurt Kids
A new study has shown that the unfunded liability created by post-retirement benefits for former employees of Milwaukee’s Public Schools (MPS) has decreased by a billion dollars in the past year. These savings, which were created by raising the eligibility requirements needed to qualify for retiree benefits, are a direct result of the district using 2010’s controversial Act 10 to alter employee benefits in order to cut costs and dedicate more money to the classroom. Read More Milwaukee Public Schools Shave $1 Billion in Unfunded Liability from Teacher Retirement Program
Peterson says in his comments that MTEA has demanded that teachers be treated like professionals. Apparently that doesn’t include being judged on the merit of your work in order to recognize quality. Read More MTEA President Peterson Rallies Chicago Teachers
As with any question involving government spending and public employee unions, it’s impossible to watch what’s happening in Illinois without comparing the situation with what happened in Wisconsin. Right on cue, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association President Bob Peterson announced his solidarity with the striking teachers in Chicago. He even promised to wear red on Monday in support. Read More Milwaukee Teachers Union Reps Support Their Selfish Chicago Counterparts
If teachers’ unions really cared about students, they would be interested in such changes. Not only should they allow changes, they should strongly support the state’s worst school district’s desire to experiment with new methods free of charge. Potentially, teachers’ salaries would increase, weak links would be identified, and hopefully our children would be given a chance to receive a high quality education. Read More Unions Force Milwaukee Public Schools to Return Grant Money
Shifting taxes in a revenue-generating shell game has only encouraged Wisconsin politicians to keep the old rates high while taking the new revenue generated from the tax increase. Read More Sullivan Report Call for Tax Shift Ignores History
Though Ryan excels at articulating his plan in any setting, the modern Twitter age of 140 character missives has made messaging even simpler. One social media ready response could be, “Medicare is broke, so why did Obamacare cut $700 billion in Medicare funding?” Read More Ryan Pick an Effort to Focus Debate on Issues