Children can sense things and they know the truth.
Photo: Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs LEARNS Act that creates universal vouchers + other mandates.
Video: Tim Walz signs law guaranteeing free breakfast + lunch for all students, regardless of how much money their parents make.
Communities across Wisconsin have approved 881 school district referenda since 2014, an average of over two per district.
Our school funding formula is broken, and if we don’t fix it our kids’ futures are at risk.
We hate to say we told you so, but the last several state budgets have made clear-as-day decisions that led us to today, with record-breaking numbers of Wisconsin school districts resorting to referenda to keep their lights on. #BeAVoter tomorrow, April 2! https://t.co/xVTWJwiShN
"Unless something drastically changes in the state funding formula over the next four years, we’re going to probably have to ask our community for even more funding."
There are 91 school referendums on the ballot across the state on April 2.
Read more: https://t.co/BtGi8F3rTP
Public education advocates gathered at the Capitol today in support of our kids. The 2023-25 state budget left our local schools behind. 91 districts had to go to referendum this spring to make up the difference. This cannot continue - we must fund our kids’ futures!
A study showed that teachers who acknowledged their students at the door as they entered class saw a 20% increase in academic engagement and a 9% decrease in disruptive behavior.
If you want to lead people, you must connect with them first.
Relationship > Transaction
WI teachers have never been paid what they deserve, but since 2009, their salaries have fallen 12% vs. inflation.
If we want to attract and retain quality educators, we need to pay them like the highly-trained pros they are.
My “Teaching is a Profession” package does that.
We had a "road trip" theme for our @WSPRA Fall Conference earlier this month -- during my President's Welcome, I posed the following questions:
Who comprises your Pit Crew? And who is your Ride or Die? Read more: https://t.co/gCBZmzFBNU
#schoolpr#suptchat