Education News Archive 1997 - 1998
August 1998
School inequities escalating, WEAC tells Appeals Court [8/31/98]
Chase laments U.S. E-Rate cutback [8/31/98]
Education cited as key for Milwaukee's near South Side children [8/31/98]
66% give schools an A or B [8/31/98]
News Briefs - August 31, 1998 [8/31/98]
Kids enjoy WEAC booth at State Fair [8/31/98]
NEA-AFT unity talks to continue [8/31/98]
Green Bay teachers say 'thanks' with summer picnic [8/31/98]
Pension change affects 1998-99 QEO calculation [8/26/98]
Wisconsin students again score No. 1 in the nation on the ACT [8/26/98]
38 teacher contracts still unsettled as of late August[8/26/98]
July 1998
WEAC, WFT will continue collaborative relationship [7/6/98]
WEAC wins NEA award for largest membership increase [7/2/98]
Student WEA members, chapters win NEA awards [7/2/98]
June 1998
Teachers from Taylor, Baraboo win Presidential Teaching Awards [6/22/98]
Legislator's visit to Milwaukee schools provides insight into urban school
challenges [6/11/98]
Six Stoughton girls honored for pregnancy prevention ads [6/11/98]
Wisconsin Supreme Court clears way for expansion of Milwaukee voucher
program to religious schools [6/10/98]
May 1998
Ministers say governor bears responsibility for problems in MPS [5/29/98]
News Briefs - May 29, 1998 [5/29/98]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel stories examine problems related to teacher
shortages in Milwaukee Public Schools (external link) [5/27/98]
Milwaukee class sizes are significantly higher than statewide averages
[5/22/98]
Feingold announces national class size reduction initiative modeled after
SAGE [5/18/98]
WEAC urges governor to sign campaign finance reform legislation without
change [5/11/98]
Legislature OKs Professional Standards Council, teacher certification
grants [5/8/98]
MPS takeover bill pending in Legislature [5/8/98]
NEA urges full funding for 'E-Rate' [5/8/98]
Public and WEAC agree on education reform [5/4/98]
Legislature 'turning back clock' on education reform [5/1/98]
Wisconsin Rapids teacher wins 1998 Christa McAuliffe Fellowship [5/1/98]
Wisconsin's 1998 Presidential Scholar semifinalists named [5/1/98]
April 1998
Governor signs sick leave bill for state-employed teachers [4/29/98]
Representative Assembly creates advisory council on QEO and revenue controls
[4/27/98]
Legislature to reconvene in special and extraordinary sessions [4/1798]
Ithaca teachers plan to resign from extracurriculars [4/17/98]
WEAC Representative Assembly delegates to discuss NEA-AFT unification
and QEO issues [4/15/98]
Wisconsin First Lady Sue Ann Thompson says QEO is unfair [4/14/98]
Oshkosh paraprofessionals vote to affiliate with WEAC [4/8/98]
Hamilton teachers crowd into bargaining session [4/3/98]
NEA, AFT explore unity [4/3/98]
March 1998
Student WEA chapters, individuals win state awards [3/31/98]
Legislature ends session: Two retirement bills pass, but discipline and
standards council measures remain unresolved [3/27/98]
More than 1,000 teachers, support staff and others rally to support settling
contracts in Milwaukee [3/26/98]
Wausau, Racine, Germantown, Oregon and West Bend reach tentative contract
agreements [3/24/98]
Senate passes School Safety and Discipline bill [3/13/98]
Assembly Education Committee backs Professional Standards Council for
teachers [3/11/98]
Milwaukee educators meet with legislators, ask them to visit schools [3/6/98]
Seven testify in favor of Professional Standards Council for teachers
[3/6/98]
WEAC testifies on mini-budget bill [3/6/98]
News Briefs - March 6, 1998 [3/6/98]
Caldwell, Seiler named top teacher educators [3/6/98]
Teacher honored for spending 50 years 'in jail' [3/6/98]
School for the blind will remain open [3/5/98]
New test scores highlight need for commitment to disadvantaged children
[3/5/98]
February 1998
Several items from the WEAC Legislative Agenda are advancing at the Capitol
[2/27/98]
Contract negotiations continue in Racine, and schools remain open [2/27/98]
The QEO is responsible for ending labor peace in our schools [2/24/98]
WEAC urges Racine school board to quickly resolve contract dispute [2/23/98]
Ten more Racine schools close Thursday as mediation resumes [2/19/98]
Labor Council endorses MPS reform plan [2/19/98]
News Briefs - February 19, 1998 [2/19/98]
Charter school, W-2, teacher council proposals advance [2/13/98]
Groups focus on MPS reform [2/13/98]
News Briefs - February 13, 1998[2/13/98]
Four teachers win Presidential Teaching Awards [2/12/98]
Wausau teachers demonstrate unity [2/10/98]
WEAC participating in March 2 Read Across America project [2/5/98]
January 1998
Public education supporters testify on a variety of education bills [1/30/98]
News Briefs - January 30, 1998 [1/30/98]
Craney applauds Clinton's education proposals [1/28/98]
Hearings scheduled Wednesday on major education bills [1/26/98]
News Briefs - January 26, 1998[1/26/98]
Governor's major education proposals go to Legislature [1/22/98]
WEAC calls for commitment to children, education [1/21/98]
Senate Education Committee amends QEO repeal bill [1/19/98]
Retirement bill stalls in Assembly [1/19/98]
Senate passes teacher council bill [1/14/98]
State to lay off all 14 teachers at the Southern Wisconsin Center for
the Developmentally Disabled [1/14/98]
Quality of teaching in Wisconsin deserves an 'A', Craney says [1/14/98]
WEAC wins five public relations awards, including three for OnWEAC [1/12/98]
December 1997
"The
QEO Blues" gets statewide attention [12/30/97]
New Berlin teachers, WEAC file QEO lawsuit [12/26/97]
Janesville, Green Bay teachers settle contract disputes [12/23/97]
WEAC leaders reject proposed QEO changes [12/23/97]
Supporters of school for the blind fill Assembly chamber [12/16/97]
SAGE program shows impressive results in first year, study finds [12/8/97]
Proposed changes in charter school law raise educators' concerns [12/5/97]
Madison School Board rejects state mediator's proposal to end bitter
teachers' contract dispute; Madison Teachers Inc. strongly urges board
to reconsider [12/2/97]
November 1997
Minor improvements in pensions possible [11/21/97]
News Briefs - November 21, 1997 [11/21/97]
Voucher bills fail on Capitol Hill [11/21//97]
The QEO goes up in flames in Janesville [11/20/97]
Nearly 400 teachers from throughout Wisconsin come to Madison to testify
on a bill to repeal the Qualified Economic Offer law [11/13//97]
Efforts to improve pension benefits this year appear to have failed
[11/13//97]
Dozens of Stevens Point teachers 'take it to the board' [11/11//97]
Organized opposition to QEO is building from the bottom up: A report
from the 1997 Statewide Bargaining Conference [11/8//97]
Madison talks stall again; some teachers reportedly take individual
job actions [11/8//97]
Teachers prepare for November 12 hearing on bill to repeal the QEO [11/7//97]
Neenah teachers picket outside school board meeting [11/7//97]
NEA, AFT join forces on education issues [11/7//97]
NEA urges members to support Ontario teachers [11/7//97]
News Briefs - November 7, 1997[11/7//97]
Local school districts can't match WSVH services, two legislators say
[11/4//97]
October 1997
Madison teachers agree not to strike; negotiations to continue [10/30//97]
WEAC President Terry Craney challenges school boards to stop fighting
against teachers and start fighting for children [10/30//97]
Teachers should diversify approaches to education, Gardner says [10/30//97]
Madison teachers, school board return to bargaining table [10/29/97]
Hearing set for November 12 on bill to repeal QEO [10/27/97]
WEAC Board appoints Don Krahn executive director [10/24/97]
Dozens of local teacher associations have now negotiated successful
contracts, while many more continue the struggle for fairness[10/24/97]
News Briefs - October 24, 1997 [10/24/97]
Revenue controls forcing more cuts in educational programs [10/17/97]
News Briefs - October 17, 1997 [10/17/97]
New Berlin teachers "resign" from voluntary duties [10/14/97]
Germantown teachers rally outside school board meeting [10/14/97]
Budget veto protects privacy, openness in government [10/13/97]
State to lay off 18 teachers at Northern Center for the Developmentally
Disabled [10/10/97]
News Briefs - October 10, 1997 [10/10/97]
80 Madison teachers show up at School Board social event [10/9/97]
Agreement ends long, bitter contract dispute in Waterford [10/9/97]
Tension grows as teachers mark 100 days without a contract [10/8/97]
Craney says state budget is victory for public education [10/8/97]
WEAC asks governor to spare class size reduction programs [10/3/97]
State budget is positive for education [10/3/97]
WEA Insurance unveils new option for long-term care [10/3/97]
News Briefs - October 3, 1997 [10/3/97]
'Walk-ins' demonstrate opposition to QEO [10/1/97]
Madison contract deadline moved up to October 27 [10/1/97]
September 1997
150 rally for respect in New Berlin [9/30/97]
Listen to the latest radio ad about the Madison contract dispute [9/30/97]
Local officers finding a new energy among members [9/30/97]
Judge extends temporary injunction in Madison contract dispute [9/26/97]
Senate passes state budget [9/67/97]
Craney urges WEAC members to speak out on model academic standards [9/26/97]
News Briefs - September 26, 1997 [9/26/97]
Survey confirms public support for Madison teachers [9/25/97]
New Berlin teachers protest stalled contract talks [9/23/97]
Teachers need union to help them do the job (By Capital Times columnist
John Nichols) [9/23/97]
Retirement changes possible [9/19/97]
More locals implement job actions [9/19/97]
State budget contains some positive education measures [9/19/97]
News Briefs - September 19, 1997 [9/19/97]
WEAC supports Madison teachers with radio spots [9/11/97]
Four named Wisconsin teachers of the year [9/11/97]
Lawsuit seeks to prevent closing of school for the blind [9/10/97]
Madison teachers return to school after one-day work stoppage [9/8/97]
Judge OKs pension deal [9/8/97]
News Briefs - September 8, 1997 [9/8/97]
Board begins search for new director [9/3/97]
News Briefs - September 3, 1997 [9/3/97