They opposed the Qualified Economic Offer and Indian mascots, they touted the value of vocational education, and they fought to preserve the safeguards in the current charter school law. Dozens of WEAC members, staff and leaders came to the Capitol January 28 and spread out to testify at hearings on several major education-related bills. In fact, they are not keeping up with inflation.
Public schools work for Wisconsin because of our excellent educators.
They deserve fair compensation for the work they do. That is all we are asking for. For more on the QEO, click here. This bill, which would prohibit schools from using American Indian names or images as logos or mascots, generated one of the more animated hearings. Nearly 20 student council members from Menomonie High School made the three-hour trip to support the bill.