Tag Archives: Milwaukee

Milwaukee teacher union president spreads lies about charter schools

By Ben | Published: March 2, 2011

EAG to MTEA: Back it up, or button it up
     Now that Gov. Walker’s proposed budget has Wisconsin’s teacher unions in full panic mode, one union president is trying to smear Milwaukee’s charter school program by resurrecting the falsehood that charter schools cherry pick students, leaving “the rest” for the traditional public schools.
      On Tuesday, [...]

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Hasty collective bargaining agreements leave WI taxpayers out in the cold

By Ben | Published: February 28, 2011

Union urgency is understandable, but why are districts eager to deal?
      “Marry in haste, repent at leisure” is a principle that can apply to collective bargaining agreements, too.
      Lost in the hoopla of the past couple of weeks is this worrisome trend: a growing number of Wisconsin school boards are rushing to finalize collective bargaining [...]

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