Wisconsin Right Now

Estimates say Act 10 saved taxpayers in Wisconsin $14 billion over the past decade. Ten years after it became law and changed what Wisconsin school teachers can include in their school contracts, Democratic lawmakers in the state continue to try and rollback Act 10. Sen. Chris Larson , D-Milwaukee, and a handful of Democrats this week introduced what they are calling the Collective Bargaining for Public Education Act. Republicans, under Gov. Scott Walker, approved Act 10 as a way to curb the skyrocketing cost of teacher salaries and benefits. Act 10 limits teacher contract negotiations to salaries only. It also requires teachers to pay more toward their healthcare and retirement. Sen. Chris Larson on efforts to rollback Act 10 “Wisconsin’s public education sector has a unique and critical role to play in our state. To ensure the effectiveness of these institutions, we rely on highly qualified individuals and their talents to move our state forward,” Larson said in a statement...

Estimates say Act 10 saved taxpayers in Wisconsin $14 billion over the past decade. Ten years after it became law and changed what Wisconsin school teachers can include in their school contracts, Democratic lawmakers in the state continue to try and rollback Act 10. Sen. Chris Larson , D-Milwaukee, and a handful of Democrats this week introduced what they are calling the Collective Bargaining for Public Education Act. Republicans, under Gov. Scott Walker, approved Act 10 as a way to curb the skyrocketing cost of teacher salaries and benefits. Act 10 limits teacher contract negotiations to salaries only. It also requires teachers to pay more toward their healthcare and retirement. Sen. Chris Larson on efforts to rollback Act 10 “Wisconsin’s public education sector has a unique and critical role to play in our state. To ensure the effectiveness of these institutions, we rely on highly qualified individuals and their talents to move our state forward,” Larson said in a statement...