Tag Archives: Act 10

Milwaukee teachers’ decision to put their own interests ahead of student needs proves EAG wrong

By Victor | Published: April 5, 2012

We thought union obstruction was the product of overbearing union bosses
     MILWAUKEE – We’ve said it a thousand times: It is not teachers themselves who refuse to accept concessions to help their students, it’s the union bosses who run the show that are so stubborn.

     This week, 2,296 members of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association proved [...]

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Illinois looks to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for reforms

By Victor | Published: April 4, 2012

     Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s willingness to address his state’s problems head-on is not only drawing the attention of education reformers, it’s attracting leaders from other states struggling with many of the same problems he inherited as Wisconsin’s 45th governor.

     The Illinois Chamber of Commerce invited Walker to speak at its annual Springfield lobby day in [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, collective bargaining, Doug Whitley, EAG, Education Action Group, Gov. Pat Quinn, Gov. Scott Walker, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, pension debt, public sector pensions, The State Journal-Register | Leave a comment

Reformers: Gov. Scott Walker is a “Rock Star of Ed Reform”

By Victor | Published: April 4, 2012

     Gov. Scott Walker’s move to curb the power of teachers unions and his reliably pro-student agenda is earning the applause of education reformers across the country, and last week he was officially dubbed a “Rock Star of Education Reform” by the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual Charter School Families.

     “WEAC even tried to shut us [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, collective bargaining, EAG, Education Action Group, education reform, Gov. Scott Walker, Jane Krummer-Meyer, MacIver Institute, virtual schools, Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual Charter Schools | Leave a comment

Education reformers send Wisconsin teachers union a message

By Victor | Published: April 4, 2012

     Education reformers with the group READER-WI (Reforming Education And Demanding Excellent Results) sent a message to taxpayers and union officials by way of a billboard on the Beltline near WEAC headquarters in Madison.

     The humongous sign depicts a bummed-out school girl with a famous quote from former American Federation of teachers President Albert Shanker: [...]

Posted in Daily Updates, Uncategorized | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, Albert Shanker, American Federation of Teachers, collective bargaining, EAG, Education Action Group, education reform, Gov. Scott Walker, Isthmus, Jeff Waksman, National Education Association, NEA, READER-WI, teachers union, WEAC, Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin teachers union | Leave a comment

Federal judge confirms that public sector union collective bargaining is not a right

By Victor | Published: April 4, 2012

The bulk of Act 10 survives judicial scrutiny

By Victor Skinner
EAG Communications

     MADISON – Wisconsin’s public sector unions and their allies are hailing a recent court decision on Act 10 as a victory heading into the summer recall season.

     But the most important part of the new law - that collective bargaining is not a legal right -survived the judicial [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, collective bargaining, EAG, Education Action Group, education reform, Kathleen Falk, Manpower Group, Marquette University Law School, Ohio education reforms, Tom Barrett, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce | Leave a comment

New poll says Wisconsin voters are starting to understand the importance of Act 10

By Victor | Published: April 4, 2012

By Steve Gunn
EAG Communications
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin is ground zero in the battle for education reform.
And despite the ugly union protests in the state capitol of Madison in February, 2011, it appears that Gov. Scott Walker and his historic legislation that curbed collective bargaining privileges for public sector labor unions may survive a critical [...]

Posted in Daily Updates, Uncategorized | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, Scott Walker, teachers union, WEAC, Wisconsin collective bargaining, Wisconsin Education Asssociation Council | Leave a comment

Poll shows Wisconsin residents have limited interest in Big Labor’s fight with Walker

By Victor | Published: March 29, 2012

Recall is all about union revenge, but citizens interested in other issues
     Wisconsin’s pending recall election is not about Republicans vs. Democrats.

     It’s about the public sector unions seeking revenge against Gov. Scott Walker for Act 10, which cancelled many of their collective bargaining privileges.

     And it’s becoming more clear every day that the people of [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, collective bargaining, Education Action Group, Gov. Scott Walker, WEAC, Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin teachers union | Leave a comment

Bias in Wisconsin’s Gov. Walker recall widespread?

By Victor | Published: March 28, 2012

The conflict-of-interest controversy surrounding a Dane County judge who signed a Walker recall petition is apparently only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to impartiality issues swirling around the Walker recall effort. In recent weeks, dozens of other judges across the state have been exposed for endorsing the recall, despite ethical obligations to remain neutral [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, Appleton Post Crescent, Education Action Group, education reform, Gannett Wisconsin Media, Gov. Scott Walker recall, The Daily Caller | Leave a comment

“Wisconsin for Falk” equals Big Labor money

By Victor | Published: March 28, 2012

Several media outlets have pulled the pants down on the “Wisconsin for Falk” campaign, revealing that the “grassroots” effort is nothing more than a Big Labor super-PAC with ties to the Wisconsin Education Association Council, AFSCME, and out-of-state liberal operatives.

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, AFSCME, Big Labor, Gov. Scott Walker, Joournal Sentinel, Kathleen Falk, Michael Vaughn, Mother Jones, Wisconsin Education Association Council | Leave a comment

New report: Investing more money does not create quality schools in Wisconsin

By Victor | Published: March 28, 2012

Some of the worst schools spend more per student than the best schools
     MADISON – An annual analysis of Wisconsin’s 50 largest school districts reveals that the union mantra of “more education spending equals better educated students” is a fallacy that needs to be put to bed.

     Madison’s John K. MacIver Institute compiled report cards for [...]

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