News From The Capitol Archive 1999 - 2000
July 2000 
Supreme
Court's school finance ruling sends mixed message [7/11/00]
Marchers
from throughout the state bring their message to the State Capitol:
School district revenue controls have got to go! [6/29/00]
WEAC's
2001-2002 Legislative Agenda focuses on 14 areas [6/7/00]
State Supreme Court agrees to rule on constitutionality of pension improvement
law [5/26/00]
Educators, parents, citizens protest proposed budget cuts for Milwaukee
Public Schools [5/26/00]
Milwaukee private school voucher program to expand again in 2000-01 [5/16/00]
Districts battle over limited grant money for alternative education [5/15/00]
Education bills signed into law [5/15/00]
State
Supreme Court mulls whether to take up challenge to pension law [5/3/00]
WEAC Board approves Legislative Agenda for 2001-2002 [5/3/00]
Sun Prairie is playing the revenue control blues but fighting to maintain
great schools [4/28/00]
WEAC legislative priorities fared well in legislative session [4/13/00]
Educators plan 2nd walk to the Capitol to protest revenue controls [3/22/00]
Revenue controls overwhelm Menasha schools [3/22/00]
Kohl introduces Public Education Reinvestment, Reinvention & Responsiblity
Act [3/22/00]
More than 1,000 enthusiastic SAGE supporters pack Milwaukee conference [3/7/00]
Coalition requests increased funding for special education [2/23/00]
New
teacher licensing rules clear legislative review process [2/18/00]
WEAC
becomes defendant in pension lawsuit [2/18/00]
Finance system and revenue controls put schools 'in great peril,' WEAC
argues before Supreme Court [2/8/00]
Legislators urged to approve bill adding K-12 and WTCS support staff
to ETF Board [2/4/00]
Lack of uniform testing prevents assessment of voucher program [2/2/00]
SAGE report links smaller class size to higher student achievement [1/31/00]
Legal challenge is delaying implementation of pension improvement law [1/28/00]
State teachers applaud proposed literacy program for prisoners, but
express concern about implementation [1/28/00]
WEAC Vice President Johnson testifies in favor of 'at-risk' legislation [1/28/00]
Governor's teacher pay plan is recognition that teachers are underpaid,
Craney says [1/27/00]
Revenue controls blamed for severe disrepair of school buildings [1/24/00]
WEAC announces plans for major conference on SAGE class-size reduction
program [1/14/00]
State
Supreme Court blocks immediate implementation of pension improvement
law [1/3/00]
1999
pension bill signed into law, but legal challenge is expected [12/16/99]
Teacher
license changes supported in River Falls [12/15/99]
Norquist
asks Supreme Court to overturn school finance system [12/3/99]
Thompson aide confirms governor will sign pension bill [12/2/99]
Sen. Ellis unveils plan to overhaul state's school finance system [12/2/99]
Craney testifies in favor of new rules on teacher licensing [12/1/99]
Gov. Thompson attributes budget success to 'focusing on issues we can
agree on rather than issues that divide us.' [11/22/99]
Chvala, Jensen, Thompson say budget may set a new pattern for the future [11/22/99]
Legislators unveil bill to strengthen family and medical leave law [11/19/99]
Raise
teacher compensation along with standards, Sen. Robert Jauch says [11/19/99]
Teacher license changes enhance quality, WEAC Vice President Johnson
testifies [11/17/99]
Actuarial
report released on pension bill [11/8/99]
New teacher licensure rules sent to Legislature; Administrators, school
boards join WEAC in supporting them [11/2/99]
Governor signs budget that increases SAGE funds, modifies revenue controls
and QEO [10/27/99]
Will new pension law create a teacher shortage? [10/25/99]
Retirement bill passes Legislature; provides significant pension hikes [10/5/99]
Student fees burden families; Revenue controls blamed for increases
[9/28/99]
Study says state schools are behind in technology; Craney blames revenue
controls [9/23/99]