Groups rally around Wisconsin values
A coalition of 29 state organizations has voiced its support for a 2007-09 state budget that reflects Wisconsin's priorities.
Wisconsin Values took its message to the State Capitol on Thursday, a day after the state legislature's conference committee began meeting to resolve the differences between the State Senate and Assembly proposals. http://www.weac.org
'Small districts are going out of business'
Discussions in six separate school districts located in northern Wisconsin have put a spotlight on the severe budget problems brought about by state-imposed revenue caps and other financing factors.
Declining enrollments and a corresponding drop in funding are forcing school boards to consider changing the look of local education. http://www.weac.org/News/2006-07/july07/consolidation.htm
Preparation time is focus of bill
A proposal that would make teacher preparation time a mandatory subject of collective bargaining has been introduced in the State Senate.
Senate Bill 243 addresses one of the items on WEAC's Legislative Agenda, changing the way teacher preparation time is handled in school districts throughout the state. http://www.weac.org/Capitol/2006-07/july07/prep.htm
Candidates speak at YouTube debate
No Child Left Behind finally got a full airing on commercial television on Monday as Democratic candidates for president squared off in Charleston, S.C. http://www.weac.org/NEWS/2006-07/july07/youtube.htm
Event highlights MPS student art
Members of the Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association (MTEA) Art Educators Committee, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, and PyraMax Bank in Milwaukee's Third Ward have partnered to draw attention to Milwaukee Public Schools' student artists during Gallery Night and Day which began today and runs through Saturday. http://www.weac.org/News/2006-07/july07/art.htm
Conference committee begins its work
A conference committee on Wednesday began its work to resolve the differences between the State Senate and Assembly 2007-09 budget proposals.
The conference committee is comprised of members from the majority and minority parties. The committee will work to find compromise, as the two houses are more than $10 billion apart and have very different visions for the future of Wisconsin. http://www.weac.org/Capitol/2006-07/july07/budget.htm
See photos from the Wisconsin Values awareness event on the OnWEAC Share Your Photos page. http://www.weac.org/shar ephotos.htm
Enter our OnWEAC trivia contest for a chance to win a shirt autographed by NASCAR star Matt Kenseth. The deadline is noon on August 3. http://www.weacm.org
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