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Education News Archive 2004 - 2005

If you have news tips or articles to submit, please e-mail Senior Editor Bill Hurley. For more news items, see the At the Capitol news page and the Collective Bargaining news page.

August 2005

Florence: Demise of a school district [8/26/05]

A tragedy for the entire state, by WEAC President Stan Johnson [8/26/05]

State's ACT scores hold steady at 22.2 [8/18/05]

'Cross Wal-Mart off your back-to-school list' [8/11/05]

Summer Academy: 'Better than I could have hoped' [8/5/05]

July 2005

Burke to serve on ESEA committee [7/25/05]

Participants get a unique look at the lives of challenged children [7/22/05]

NEA delegates back 6-point 'covenant' to strengthen public education [7/8/05]

June 2005

U.S. Dept. of Education extends 'highly qualified' deadline for ESP [6/17/05]

Lawmakers failing Milwaukee's schoolchildren, Johnson says [6/14/05]

NEA Rep. Assembly delegates to gather in Los Angeles July 1-6 [6/10/05]

Team WEAC joins the fight against breast cancer [6/10/05]

May 2005

Underwood named UW-Madison education dean [5/31/05]

WKCE results show some positive signs [5/26/05]

Paulette Copeland remembered as 'a remarkable leader' [5/18/05]

WEAC’s NEA Advocacy and Communications Team gets through to Ryan [5/16/05]

April 2005

'Great Schools Under Siege' TV infomercial airs in May [4/28/05]

State Supreme Court rules in favor of women, great schools [4/25/05]

Nearly 900 delegates attend WEAC Representative Assembly [4/25/05]

NEA files federal lawsuit challenging ESEA [4/20/05]

Student wins scholarship funded by WEAC [4/15/05]

Voters approve just 30% of school referendums [4/11/05]

Dan Burkhalter is WEAC's new executive director [4/8/05]

NEA president applauds changes to ESEA [4/8/05]

Burmaster wins second term as state superintendent [4/6/05]

March 2005

Celebration proves reading is 'where it's hat' [3/2/05]

February 2005

Milwaukee voucher school closes after DPI calls for investigation [2/25/05]

Burmaster wins 61% of primary election vote [2/16/05]

January 2005

Conference stresses the importance of world understanding [1/31/05]

Milwaukee voucher school dropped from program for safety issues [1/28/05]

Public gives teachers, ESP high ratings [1/26/05]

State's Advanced Placement participation increases [1/25/05]

NEA, Tom Joyner Foundation team up for minority scholarship program [1/18/05]

NEA launches new Web site for educators, parents and community [1/18/05]

'Quality Counts' report raises Wisconsin scores [1/5/05]

Green Bay member wins Caribbean vacation by using the Savers' Club [1/4/05]

December 2004

Innovative contract encourages teachers to earn national certification [12/9/04]

Wisconsin is no 'tax hell,' report says [12/9/04]

63 Wisconsin teachers achieve profession's highest certification [12/2/04]

DPI withholds payments from seven Milwaukee voucher schools [12/1/04]

November 2004

WEAC Board appoints Meredith, Burke [11/30/04]

Special education bill provides support for teachers, student [11/22/04]

Changes to 2004 federal, Wisconsin tax returns [11/19/04]

WEAC wins awards for teaching and learning, PR [11/19/04]

High-stakes test doesn't help my child, parents say [11/17/04]

Survey documents disconnect between parents and schools [11/16/04]

More minority teachers would help close the achievement gap [11/12/04]

WEAC rapidly responds to critical newspaper editorial [11/1/04]

State leaders discuss priorities for children, education at Convention [11/1/04]

October 2004

Kerry vows to 'change the direction of this nation' [10/28/04]

Smiley encourages members to protect education at the polls [10/28/04]

Schools are sea of red on I See Red Day [10/15/04]

Save your receipts: educator expense deduction reinstated [10/22/04]

Coalition urges major changes to ESEA [10/22/04]

WEAC helps AP distance learning program [10/22/04]

Michael Butera accepts position at NEA [10/8/04]

Japanese teachers begin visits to Wisconsin schools [10/8/04]

September 2004

WEAC launches ad condemning 'interference' in schools
[9/20/04]

List is 'meaningless interference' [9/17/04]

Fighting Bob inspires, motivates [9/10/04]

Florida educators, children return to school despite storm damage [9/1/04]

Wisconsin's First Lady introduces online book club [9/1/04]

State students score high on SAT [9/1/04]

August 2004

Teacher pay lags, national study finds [8/26/04]

State students bring home the gold on ACT exams [8/18/04]

Charter school students lagging [8/18/04]

WEAC-NEA activist Larry Busching dies [8/13/04]

21 schools barred from Milwaukee voucher program [8/13/04]

Staples gives PDA a check for $10,806 [8/13/04]

Solidarity reigns at Summer 'Organizing' Academy [8/4/04]

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