School Accountability
A bill
that would make changes to school accountability was pulled from an executive
session in the Senate Committee on Education after chairman and bill author
Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) said he did not have enough votes to pass the
current version. One of the biggest changes that the bill proposes would
be to change the rating system for schools to an A-F grade, instead of the
current five-tiered category system. DPI would then be required to give
at least 5% of schools in the state an F grade, which is equivalent to about
100 schools. Schools that receive an F grade three years in a row, or a
combination of 5 years in a row of D’s and F’s, would be required to
contract with a charter-management company.
On Tuesday, Senator Paul Farrow (R-Pewaukee) put out a
request for input on the bill. Critics have stated concerns over the
proposed grading system and five percent failing requirement. They also
argue that the bill gives preferential treatment to voucher schools who are not
required to administer the same test as public schools and can choose to only
test students enrolled through the voucher program.
Governor Walker has stated that he would like to sign a
school accountability bill by the end of the session.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bill
would close failing Wisconsin public schools, cut voucher payments
The Chippewa Herald: DPI
calls accountability bill’s testing, grading ‘dubious’
Election
State Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) has announced
that he will not be seeking re-election this year. Senator Schultz was
elected into the Assembly for the first time in 1982 and the Senate in
1991. He has acknowledged that he will not rule out potentially running
for Congress in the future. Schultz also declined to endorse Republican
candidate Representative Howard Marklein, who decided to run for Schultz’s seat
after he broke with the Republican caucus on several key votes during the past
two years, including the controversial mining bill and Act 10.
Channel 3000: Sen.
Dale Schultz to retire
Senator Dale Schultz: Schultz
Won’t Seek Another Term
Dave Leeper has announced that he will run for State
Treasurer. He is currently working as an attorney and formerly held the
position of Green County District Attorney.
DPW: Former
Green County District Attorney Dave Leeper Announces Candidacy for Wisconsin
State Treasurer
Pete Flesch (D-Soldiers Grove) has announced that he will
run for the Assembly seat in the 96th District. He is a
retired dairy farmer who is the current Crawford County Board Chairman.
The seat is currently held by Lee Nerison (R-Westby).
Pete Flesch for Assembly: Announces
candidacy for 96th Assembly District
Jon Kruse (R-Sturgeon Bay), a small business owner, has
announced that he will run for the Assembly seat in the 1st
District. The seat is currently held by Garey Bies who recently announced
that he will not be seeking re-election.
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