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August 2006
WEAC wins three awards at editors' conference [8/22/06]
Public school students generally outperform private school counterparts, new study finds [8/18/06]
State's 2006 ACT scores remain high [8/16/06]
Top teachers explore solutions to major education issues [8/9/06]
State's collaboration called model for nation [8/9/06]
Doyle seeks 'big victory' for kids [8/4/06]
July 2006
3 districts, locals honored with NEA-Saturn/UAW Partnership Awards [7/11/06]
Wisconsin's Cebulski re-elected to NEA Executive Committee Hansen elected to ESP post on NEA Board [7/5/06]
Delegates call for changes to 'No Child Left Behind' law [7/5/06]
June 2006
Student WEA wins 6 national awards at NEA Leadership Conference [6/30/06]
Schools part of bigger plan to lower state's high suicide rate [6/29/06]
Nearly 300 state delegates preparing for NEA Representative Assembly [6/14/06]
Federal lawmakers again gut education funding [6/14/06]
92 schools notified they missed 'annual yearly progress' [6/14/06]
Schools prepare for deadly bird flu [6/12/06]
Another private voucher school kicked out of program [6/2/06]
Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin launches 'Year of Discovery' [6/2/06]
May 2006
State tests results stable; poverty on the rise [5/23/06]
National voucher legislation defeated [5/12/06]
Business magazine commends state school districts [5/11/06]
Delegates call for unity in fighting for public education [5/8/06]
April 2006
'We must not be silent,' NEA president tells UTCC RA [4/10/06]
Larry Nelson elected mayor of Waukesha [4/5/06]
Six states support NEA's challenge to NCLB's unfunded mandates [4/3/06]
March 2006
Two new studies bust state tax myths [3/21/06]
State orders sub-par voucher school to repay $740,000 [3/17/06]
Thousands of students to participate in National Day of Silence [3/15/06]
Students learn history through traditional Native American dancing [3/10/06]
NEA and AFL-CIO form national partnership [3/2/06]
February 2006
New books program helps public schools in need [2/22/06]
Waukesha environmental education faces verge of extinction [2/20/06]
Putting the voucher cart before the accountability horse [2/17/06]
Taking punches is not part of the job [2/10/06]
Oakfield School District's future may hinge on Feb. 21 vote [2/1/06]
January 2006
Teachers Retirement Board ballots due March 3 [1/31/06]
Six WEAC members to be featured in newspapers statewide [1/30/06]
State cuts notorious Northside from voucher school program [1/25/06]
Voucher schools ruled unconstitutional in Florida [1/6/06]
Snow days or not, state law mandates schools in session 180 days a year [1/5/06]
Read Across America Day is March 2 [1/5/06]
Drop Indian mascots, Burmaster says [1/3/06]
December 2005
Congress strips billions from education [12/23/05]
Excessive testing is disrupting learning, teachers say [12/21/05]
Weaver calls student aid cuts 'unconscionable' [12/21/05]
More than half of school referendums failed in 2005 [12/15/05]
Proposal allows more ESEA flexibility [12/15/05]
The wages of teaching (a guest column by Anna Quindlen of Newsweek) [12/8/05]
Mandated changes coming to fight child obesity [12/7/05]
Former staff describe unruly voucher school [12/5/05]
62 more state teachers earn National Board Certification [12/1/05]
November 2005
National voucher program quashed [11/18/05]
Private voucher school, Northside, fails to meet minimum standards [11/18/05]
Brookfield Central student says mold problem spreading [11/16/05]
Florence County residents vote to save school district [11/9/05]
Colorado voters suspend key provision of TABOR [11/2/05]
October 2005
Phillips schools under the gun [10/21/05]
Wisconsin surpasses national averages on 'nation's report card' [10/19/05]
Voucher schools miss funding deadline [10/13/05]
Report: No Child Left Behind leaves Native Americans behind [10/13/05]
Skyrocketing heating costs may break more districts [10/06/05]
WEAC public service announcement praises technical colleges [10/05/05]
6 teachers nominated for Presidential Excellence Awards [10/04/05]
September 2005
William Bennett under fire for 'racist' comment [9/30/05]
NEA applauds waivers for hurricane-affected schools [9/30/05]
Are Cuba City schools in jeopardy? [9/29/05]
Oshkosh teacher killed in Iraq [9/27/05]
NCLB will 'fail' most state schools, study finds [9/23/05]
Milwaukee uses NEA grant to close achievement gaps [9/22/05]
NEA seeking to raise $1 million in hurricane relief [9/7/05]
State's SAT scores increase [9/1/05]
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