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WEAC Board votes to recommend Lisa Neubauer for State Supreme Court

December 14, 2018

The WEAC Board of Directors has voted to recommend Lisa Neubauer, the chief judge on the state appeals court, for Wisconsin State Supreme Court in the April 2019 election.

WEAC Legislative Update – Walker signs Lame Duck power grab

December 14, 2018

Scott Walker has signed the lame-duck power grab special session bills into law.

Spotlight on Locals: Greendale Education Association

December 14, 2018

Megan Faherty, high school history and psychology teacher and Vice President of the Greendale Education Association, attributes the strength of the Greendale Education Association (GEA) to “our ability to reach out to our members, find out what matters to them, and then organize around issues that are important to them.” … “We regularly complete member surveys and hold listening sessions to engage our members,” Megan told WEAC Vice President Peggy Wirtz-Olsen for her latest Spotlight on Locals column.

Legislative Update – Governor-Elect Evers hosts listening sessions

December 13, 2018

WEAC was well-represented at the first two Building the People’s Budget listening sessions this week in Green Bay and Wausau. Equitable school funding, educator quality, teacher shortages, special education funding, ending tax-funded private school tuition vouchers, closing achievement gaps and higher education were all topics on the minds of attendees.

62 WEAC members earn National Board Certification in 2018

December 10, 2018

Sixty-two WEAC members recently joined the ranks of Nationally Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) in Wisconsin, and 26 renewed their certification. Known as one of the top honors in the profession, NBCTs are assessed by their peers on 5 core propositions of accomplished teaching. WEAC is the state leader in providing candidate support; WEAC supports include intensive summer Jump Start training, monthly in-person cohorts, an online prep course, virtual mentors, and a winter writing retreat.

Evers, Barnes schedule budget listening sessions in Green Bay, Wausau, La Crosse and Milwaukee

December 10, 2018

As part of WEAC’s partnership with Governor-Elect Tony Evers, we are encouraging educators to turn out for a series of public input meetings that will help shape the governor-elect’s state budget proposal. It’s critical that educators take advantage of these opportunities to present our vision for a better Wisconsin.

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