School Districts Are Saving Money On Insurance

The school districts around the state are seeing big savings in insurance costs by shopping the price and letting the market dictate the value.

Districts save by changing health plans: fox11online.com

Wonder How Your School District Is Impacted By Budget Bill?

Well my friends - wonder no longer.  Click on this link to see how your school district is impacted.

The Effects Of Teachers Unions On American Education

Andrew J Coulson wrote a paper on The Effects Of Teachers Unions On American Education that ran in the CATO Institute Winter Journal 2010.
I can simpathize with those that don't want to read a 16 page paper with a ton of statistics in it - so if you go to page 12 you can see the summary of his findings.  I do suggest you at least glance at the paper to see the staggering amount of money the NEA & AFT have spent on maintaining their political power.

MPS Staffed Painters Are Making $98k A Year

MPS is facing a $33 million deficit and the staffed painters are making $98k a year.  If it is a corporation hiring the painters - they can choose anyone they want to but when the taxpayers are footing the bill these salaries are unacceptable.  The private sector can always do it better and cheaper because the market will dictate the price.

MPS Teachers Unaware Of Mass Layoffs

This is an amusing clip of a protest by the teachers of the MPS.  The reporter asks many of the protesting teachers why they were taken by surprise by the layoffs when it is discussed at all of the budget meetings.
Most of the answers for not attending were because they were doing lesson planning.......they better plan a little harder because according to neighborscout.com Milwaukee public schools has 8 of the worst 100 schools (test scores) in the country - IN THE COUNTRY and 2 in the top 5.