By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MILWAUKEE - If the Green Bay Packers finished 2-14 for several years in a row, the people of Wisconsin would undoubtedly welcome news of large-scale roster changes.
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Governor Scott Walker’s collective bargaining reform blunting the sting of Obamacare premium increases
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
MADISON, Wis. – When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker passed his controversial collective bargaining reforms known as Act 10, little did he know he would be easing the pain of pending increases in health insurance premiums caused by Obamacare.
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EAGnews report shows how Gov. Walker’s reforms saved Wisconsin schools millions on insurance
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MADISON, Wis. – Sometimes customers don’t mind overpaying for a product they like and can afford.
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Wisconsin students and families may finally have more access to independent, non-union charter schools
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MADISON, Wis. – There are two major obstacles that can cause great distress for charter school operators: Stubborn local school boards that won’t allow them to open schools, and unions that insist on organizing their teachers.
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Lawmakers in Wisconsin, Washington and Virginia want to assign letter grades to K-12 schools
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
RICHMOND, Va. – The idea of assigning A to F letter grades to individual schools isn’t a new one, but it’s gaining traction in a number of states.
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Federal appeals court trumps lower court, upholds all provisions of Wisconsin’s Act 10
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MADISON, Wis. – One court challenge defeated, one to go.
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This is what democracy looks like: Walker’s win boosts education reform movement
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Scott Walker’s victory in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial recall election Tuesday represented more than just one public official dodging a political bullet.
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Teachers union president brags about pushing Walker recall in schools
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
MILWAUKEE – Anyone who claims that teachers unions exist to improve public education is misinformed or lying.
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