Posted: January 4th, 2012 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
Posted: November 15th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
For the first time, Wisconsin would have a standardized system for determining the best- and worst-performing educators, under a proposal by state schools Superintendent Tony Evers.
Posted: October 11th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
More than 200 school unions in Wisconsin met a deadline to seek recertification, but it was unclear how many others let it pass and gave up the little bargaining powers they had left under 'Gov. Scott Walker's contentious union-rights law.
Posted: October 7th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
Posted: October 4th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
The Wisconsin education department has won a $10.5 million, four-year grant to develop an English-language-proficiency test tied to the common-core standards.
Posted: September 13th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
Twice as many teachers decided to retire in the first half of the year as in the past two full years.
Posted: August 29th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
Posted: August 23rd, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
Wisconsin's largest teachers union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, confirmed last week that it is laying off 42 workers out of about 100 staff members.
Posted: August 23rd, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
Wisconsin Republicans held on to control of the state Senate by a single seat.
Posted: August 8th, 2011 | Author: Education Week: Wisconsin | Filed under: Wisconsin | Comments Off
Wisconsin is on the front lines in the ongoing national battle over the collective bargaining rights of teachers and other public employees.
