Education News Archive 1998 - 1999
July 1999 
Training
programs help new teachers succeed, according to new study [7/28/99]
Educators
from Phillips meet with governor to discuss impact of revenue controls
[7/27/99]
NEA
Representative Assembly closes with infusion of energy and resolve [7/8/99]
Green
Bay teachers reward students for a great school year [6/16/99]
Coalition
calls for continuation of state commitment to school construction [6/14/99]
Vermont
court issues another defeat for school vouchers [6/11/99]
Student
scores rise on 1998-99 WSAS tests [6/11/99]
Chase
applauds FCC vote to expand E-Rate funding [6/11/99]
Administrators
from five school districts appeal for relief from revenue controls [6/8/99]
Educators
walk to Madison to protest school district revenue controls [6/7/99]
Madison
teachers ratify new two-year contract [6/4/99]
A
positive environment, and reduced class sizes, can help reduce bullying
in school [6/3/99]
Student
WEA seeks school district to participate in 'Outreach to Teach' [6/3/99]
Assembly
OKs bill involving use of reasonable force by teachers [6/2/99]
Wisconsin's
dropout rate is lowest in the nation [5/24/99]
Budget
committee votes are major step forward for SAGE, special education [5/21/99]
Teacher
licensure and teacher evaluation are separate and distinct processes,
council states [5/14/99]
Study
finds new teachers rate high in skills, knowledge [5/14/99]
Districts
examine options for improving school safety [5/11/99]
Edison
Project charter schools advance [5/11/99]
Erpenbach,
Craney help launch "Take Your Parent to School Week" [5/10/99]
Schools
scramble to implement School Safety and Discipline law [5/5/99]
Special
education gets shortchanged [5/5/99]
1,100
students lobby against tobacco at State Capitol [5/5/99]
Special
education costs rising much faster than state aid, audit finds [5/4/99]
200
visit legislators on SAGE Day at the Capitol [5/3/99]
April 1999
Expand SAGE to help more kids, supporters to tell legislators [4/27/99]
Representative Assembly delegates approve Great Schools Initiative [4/26/99]
Finance committee backs body alarms for staff at Mendota mental health
facility [4/23/99]
Robson to introduce special education bill [4/21/99]
We must 'ratchet up' school safety efforts, Chase says in response to
shootings [4/21/99]
Craney urges Joint Finance Committee to fully fund SAGE, repeal QEO
and revenue controls [4/16/99]
Student WEA awards presented [4/16/99]
100 teachers win 1999 Herb Kohl Fellowships [4/15/99]
Student WEA members spend the day sprucing up Norwalk-Ontario schools
[4/14/99]
Plan would restore funding for BadgerLink [4/12/99]
OnWEAC unveils negotiators' discussion board [4/9/99]
RA will observe Hortonville anniversary [4/9/99]
WEAC members speak for education at state budget hearings [4/9/99]
New bill would improve retirement benefits [4/9/99]
Survey identifies need for marketing strategy [4/6/99]
School for the blind is on the rebound [4/5/99]
WEAC wins lawsuit over campaign contributions [4/5/99]
DPI must now approve voucher school selection plans [4/5/99]
Hudson teachers reject offer from casino [4/5/99]
WEAC, alliance fight for adequate state funding of special education
[4/1/99]
March 1999
Revenue controls hit home in Waterloo [3/31/99]
Workload up, resources down, teachers say in survey [3/26/99]
U.S. Department of Education releases IDEA regulations [3/26/99]
Teachers are highly educated, poorly paid, study finds [3/26/99]
Praise - and concern - expressed at hearings on proposed teacher licensing
changes [3/12/99]
Chase expresses 'deep disappointment' in vote on federal class size
initiative [3/12/99]
Part-time staff at Waukesha County Technical College to decide fate
[3/12/99]
Wisconsin students score high on national NAEP assessment [3/5/99]
Special education ruling raises concerns [3/5/99]
Teacher's work day averages 10¼ hours, study finds [3/4/99]
Legislature joins in Read Across America [3/2/99]
February 1999
Read Across America kicks off Monday [2/23/99]
U.S. education official observes successes of SAGE program [2/23/99]
Conference speakers urge shift in priorities from incarceration to education
[2/18/99]
The WEAC Government Relations Division has prepared an analysis of the
governor's 1999-2001 budget proposal [2/17/99]
Madison school district agrees to go to arbitration if contract negotiations
fail [2/11/99]
Charter school law perpetuating development of two unequal public school
systems, committee told (News release and complete testimony) [2/10/99]
WEAC testifies in support of bill providing broader criteria for advancing
out of 4th and 8th grades [2/10/99]
U.S. students improve scores on national reading assessment [2/10/99]
Projected enrollment declines to exacerbate impact of revenue controls
[2/9/99]
1999-2001 session preview: Legislature must balance tax cut proposals,
education needs [2/9/99]
Don Krahn changes roles at WEAC [2/9/99]
Mike Myers of the Milwaukee Brewers to pitch Read Across America in
state [2/9/99]
WEAC Board approves Great Schools Initiative, sends plan on to Representative
Assembly [2/3/99]
Voucher schools accused of violating admissions laws [2/3/99]
January 1999
State of State education proposals hold promise (news release) [1/28/99]
Second-year study again finds that SAGE significantly improves student
achievement [1/24/99]
School boards association endorses competency tests for new teachers
[1/21/99]
Milwaukee teachers, school board reach tentative settlement on 1999-2001
contract [1/21/99]
NEA President Chase applauds president's focus on shared responsibility
for student improvement [1/20/99]
State's dropout rate falls again [1/15/99]
News Briefs - January 15, 1999 [1/15/99]
Wisconsin Taxpayer Alliance teacher salary report does not reflect reality,
Craney says [1/12/99]
'Quality Counts' report supports Wisconsin's teacher training initiatives
(news release) [1/7/99]
December 1998
Court decision allows unequal opportunities for children to continue
(News release) [12/27/98]
News Briefs - December 18, 1998 [12/18/98]
Hearings scheduled on proposed rules for alternative teaching permits
[12/18/98]
UniServ Advisory Council proposes 'Great Schools Initiative' [12/17/98]
State-employed teachers ask Thompson to fulfill 10-year-old promise
[12/17/98]
Wisconsin once again among top states in math and science [12/11/98]
Milwaukee leaders rally support for public education [12/10/98]
Hearings scheduled on special education rules [12/4/98]
'Stand Up for Public Schools' event is December 8 in Milwaukee [12/4/98]
ESP Certificate is winning respect [12/3/98]
WEAC joins effort to snuff out teen smoking [12/3/98]
Negotiators urged to unify statewide efforts [12/2/98]
Ladwig, MEAA win bargaining awards [12/2/98]
Revenue controls punish Wilmot [12/2/98]
Madison educational assistants settle contract without mediation [12/2/98]
Germantown teacher saves life of choking student [12/2/98]
November 1998
Major changes proposed in teacher licensing [11/20/98]
Second state teacher earns national certification [11/20/98]
Teacher quality cited as key to education success [11/20/98]
45% of voucher students go to Catholic schools [11/20/98]
State to get $20.1 million for new teachers [11/20/98]
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear religious voucher challenge[11/9/98]
Ghostbusters invade Richland School Board meeting [11/3/98]
October 1998
Religious right is 'most dangerous force in America today,' Bill Press
says [10/30/98]
Maya Angelou pays touching tribute to the power of teaching [10/29/98]
Let's do what's best for all children, Craney says in address to Convention
[10/29/98]
Hundreds use OnWEAC Cyberlobby site to send e-mails to legislators [10/29/98]
Milwaukee Public Schools to lose $27.8 million from vouchers [10/23/98]
Racine schools struggle with huge class sizes [10/19/98]
Support staff explore future [10/19/98]
Rousing welcome greets First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at Janesville
school [10/18/98]
Robert Redford focuses on education and environment at Sun Prairie Political
Fair [10/15/98]
Candidates rally on behalf of public education [10/15/98]
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to appear at Janesville school [10/14/98]
Robert Redford to appear at Political Fair [10/9/98]
Ruling says charter schools must serve all students [10/9/98]
Graduation tests now being developed [10/9/98]
WEAC bargaining conference is November 6-7 [10/9/98]
News Briefs - October 9, 1998 [10/9/98]
New Berlin teachers ratify contract - again [10/5/98]
Cyberlobby II comes to 1998 WEAC Convention [10/2/98]
International education group stands up for public schools [10/2/98]
WEA Insurance selects 11 Art Showcase winners [10/2/98]
Alan Jacobs gets top job at WEA Insurance [10/2/98]
Charter schools should accept disabled students, WEAC official writes
[10/1/98]
Local officers look to future [10/1/98]
September 1998
WEAC Advisory Council focuses on November 3 elections [9/30/98]
Longtime WEAC leader Bob Lay dies [9/30/98]
Terri Langan wins WTCS Excellence Award [9/30/98]
Council for the Blind drops its lawsuit against Benson [9/30/98]
Milwaukee teachers, school board ratify new contract [9/25/98]
Vice President Al Gore praises Wisconsin public schools during a visit
to Appleton [9/25/98]
Janesville teachers and school officials unite against revenue controls
[9/21/98]
Education secretary Riley proposes plan to improve teacher pay [9/18/98]
News Briefs - September 18, 1998 [9/18/98]
Maya Angelou highlights 1998 WEAC Convention [9/11/98]
Four honored as 1998 Wisconsin Teachers of the Year [9/11/98]
DPI unveils budget proposal [9/11/98]
Services held for Darwin Destache, president of WEAC-Retired [9/9/98]
Milwaukee teachers, school board reach tentative contract agreement
[9/4/98]
Janesville Parker High School Web site is honored [9/4/98]
Religious school voucher ruling appealed to U.S. Supreme Court [9/2/98]
Wisconsin students score high on SATs [9/2/98]
SAGE expands to 74 schools [9/2/98]
Expert says there are ways to reduce violence in schools [9/1/98]