Wisconsin Public Education Network Welcome from WAES Board President Dr. Julie Underwood I am proud to be a part of the Wisconsin Public Education Network. Last month at Wauwatosa East High School we came together, over 350 strong, to share our support for public education. We heard from many speakers and had many informal conversations […]
Dear friends of Wisconsin public schools, Happy Labor Day! We’re back to school and ready for another wonderful year! Nothing makes the start of fall sweeter than seeing everyone’s back-to-school photos, and I am loving all the videos & news coverage people are sharing of their district’s welcome-back festivities. Check out these from Menomonee […]
Legislative Update: Feb. 25, 2016 Last week, while you were sleeping, in a midnight vote, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed a bill that changes the way private school tuition vouchers work in Wisconsin, shifting the responsibility for paying for these entitlements from the State to local property tax payers. 4 Republicans and all Assembly Democrats […]
“All of the conversations, all of the polling, points to the fact that the people of Wisconsin do not want this. They want fully and fairly funded public schools. They do not want the failed experiments of Milwaukee forced on them.” Jenni Hofschulte, a Milwaukee Public Schools parent.