ICYMI: Evers Redistributes $60 Mil That Should Have Gone To Nursing Homes; Tax Collections $319 Mil Higher Than Estimated

By Lexi Dittrich - September 3, 2021

CARES Act, COVID Relief Aid, COVID-19 relief, Governor Evers, ICYMI, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, mask mandates, Senator Nass, Tax Collections, Teachers Union, Tommy Thompson, universal masking, UW System, vaccine mandates, WEAC

An LFB document shows Gov. Evers redirected $60 million in COVID relief funds away from long-term care facilities and sent it instead to state agencies and public schools. Plus, tax collections are $319 million higher than estimated, Sen. Nass threatens legal action to get the UW-system to comply with rule making laws, and Wisconsin’s largest teachers’ union advocates for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and universal masking in all K-12 schools. Read More ICYMI: Evers Redistributes $60 Mil That Should Have Gone To Nursing Homes; Tax Collections $319 Mil Higher Than Estimated

Get Woke Or Get Laid Off

By MacIverNews - March 18, 2021

Layoffs, MMSD, MTI, School Board, Teachers Union, Woke Mob, Wokeness

“If you’re a teacher and you cannot distinguish systems and beliefs that lead to inequitable outcomes for students, you should not be in MMSD,” School Board Member Ananda Mirilli said. Read More Get Woke Or Get Laid Off

The Great Public School Swindle – Schools Can Host Daycare But Not Classes?

By MacIverNews - August 19, 2020

COVID-19, Dan O'Donnell, Public Schools, Schools, Teachers Union, WEAC

By Dan O’Donnell – School districts across Wisconsin are canceling in-person learning to start the fall semester but charging parents extra for in-person distance learning. What? Read More The Great Public School Swindle – Schools Can Host Daycare But Not Classes?

Wisconsin Must Advance School Choice

By MacIver Staff - July 28, 2020

Charter Schools, homeschooling, Julian Bradley, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Public Schools budget, MPS, Private Schools, Public Education, School Choice, Schools, Teachers Union, Virtual Schools

Expand parental choice and allow more students to attend the school of their choice? Or abolish school choice and force all children to attend the local public school? Read More Wisconsin Must Advance School Choice

Milwaukee Public Schools’ $90 Million Retirement Sweetener “Unsustainable”

By Ola Lisowski - June 9, 2020

Government Benefits, Government Pensions, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association, MPS, MPS Board, MPS Budget, Rep. John Nygren, Retirement Benefits, Sen. Alberta Darling, Sen. Darling, Taxpayers, Teachers Union, Unfunded Liabilities, unfunded pension liability

Legislative Leaders React to MPS Retirement Benefits Expansion During Financial Crisis June 9, 2020 By Ola Lisowski As the state begins surveying the fiscal shortfalls resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, two prominent members of the Wisconsin Legislature spoke to MacIver about Milwaukee Public Schools’ (MPS) recent decision to expand retirement benefits. The school board’s unanimous vote will allow employees hired before June 30, 2013 to be eligible for taxpayer-subsidized retirement benefits at age 55, after just 20 years of service to the district, and at least 70 percent of banked sick leave. Current policy allows employees to retire at age …