MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker told educators Friday he doesn’t favor creating a new level of state bureaucracy — like an academic review board — to judge school performance, and he reiterated that the state shouldn’t sanction schools.
SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY | Governor AT ODDS WITH SENATE, ASSEMBLY BILLS
Scott Walker at odds with key provisions of school accountability bills
Walker also calls to stop using Smarter Balanced exams, which students are scheduled to take next month.
The state Assembly could vote as early as next week on the latest proposal of a lengthy school accountability bill that outlines a series of s…
Prospective teachers would be required to pass a competency test to obtain a license, but the proposal does not outline any teacher preparatio…
He would remove academic review boards if necessary.
The state is asking for $7.2 million more than originally estimated over the next three years to administer new Common Core-aligned tests.
Senate Republicans introduce their version of a school accountability bill that creates two review boards.
Low-performing public schools would be turned into charters and funding would be cut off for failing private schools under school accountabili…
The governor said Thursday he didn’t think sanctions for public and private voucher schools were necessary.
