Gov. Scott Walker and the Assembly speaker are at odds over whether a school accountability bill needs to include sanctions for poor-performing schools, creating another roadblock to the proposal’s passage.
Scott Walker, Robin Vos at odds over sanctions for poor performing schools
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, right, discusses a school accountability bill that could force failing public schools to close with its lead sponsors Rep. Jessie Rodriguez, left, and Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, center, on Jan. 7 in Madison.
He also is skeptical of state-imposed sanctions.
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the lawmakers behind it see it as a school improvement effort. Meanwhile, Democrats are working on their own proposal.
