News Briefs
Budget impasse broken
Now that the impasse over the state budget appears to be broken, legislators
are nearing final action on the $37 billion spending plan. WEAC board
members and leaders are coming to Madison this week to meet with leading
lawmakers and deliver a pro-education message. The Assembly is expected
to debate the budget September 10 and send it to the Senate. A conference
committee will then iron out the final details of the budget before it
goes to the governor.
Wisconsin again tops on college entrance exams
Wisconsin once again leads the nation on college entrance exams. Wisconsin
students had their highest ACT scores ever in 1997, with the highest scores
of all states where the test is the predominant college entrance exam.
Wisconsin was also in the top handful on the SAT exam. About 7% of Wisconsin
students take the SAT, and 64% took the ACT this year.
Poll finds support for public education
The latest Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll shows American citizens continue
to make public education a top priority. The national poll found 71% of
Americans believe the focus of school improvement efforts should be on
reforming the existing public school system instead of finding an alternative
system.
Upcoming WEAC events:
- Local Presidents, UniServ Presidents and Emerging Leaders Meeting:
Sept. 26-27, Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton. Theme: Improving Support
for Public Schools.
- WEAC Convention, Oct. 30-31, Milwaukee. General Session speaker: Howard
Gardner.
Posted September 8, 1997