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Superintendent Tells Mary Burke She Doesn't Know What She's Talking About (WI)
The Weekly Standard ^ | 9-25-14 | John McCormack

Posted on 09/28/2014 1:29:42 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

When Wisconsin governor Scott Walker signed a law curbing the power of public sector unions in his state in 2011, Democrats warned that public schools would suffer terribly. But one year after the law had taken effect--and in the midst of a recall campaign that was driven entirely by the backlash to the law--Democratic candidate Tom Barrett could not name a single school hurt by Walker's reforms.

When Mary Burke, the Democrat challenging Walker in 2014, was asked last month by THE WEEKLY STANDARD if she could name any schools hurt by Walker's reforms, she replied with an anecdote about just one:

“I am concerned about whether we are going to be able to attract and retain and keep good people in our schools,” she said. “And I do see this. A man I talked to not too long ago, Jim from Neenah, was telling me about his daughter who graduated from UW-Eau Claire in education. She had two job offers: one in a school district in Minnesota, one in her hometown of Neenah. Guess which one she’s taking?”

The superintendent [of] that school is now calling Burke's story "unfair" and "misleading." In a September 19 letter, Superintendent Mary Pfeiffer asked Burke to cease and desist from telling the story...

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A Neenah school board member told TWS that every position has "a couple hundred applications" and the district was able to raise the starting wage for teachers because of Walker's reforms (known as Act 10):

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Because of Act 10, Lehman said, the district reopened two elementary schools that had been closed after earlier budget cuts. Budget constraints were forcing the district to lay off 10 to 12 teachers each year. How many teachers have been laid off since Walker’s Act 10? “None,” said Lehman.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: act10; maryburke; neenah; scottwalker; wisconsin
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To: Norm Lenhart

Good in theory. In practice? Not in, ‘The People’s Republik of Madistan’ nor, ‘The People’s Republik of Milwaukeestan.’

Those idiots Libs vote SOLELY on the ‘D’ after a candidates name. I could run my cat as a Dem and she’d get elected in those two counties.

The rest of our state is semi-sane. :)


21 posted on 09/28/2014 7:12:19 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

An enterprising conservative capitalist might consider opening a branch of KAA there. Kool-Aid Anonymous...

Then again, you’re right. the Kool aid addicted are both broke and too arrogant to admit they are powerless over their addiction to the stuff.

Best take off and nuke them from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure ;)


22 posted on 09/28/2014 7:18:29 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

It is often the case that public school teachers/administrators equate their own welfare (pay, benefits, etc) to how well their schools are doing. They tend to mention the welfare of their students only in passing. Quality of education should be their first priority.


23 posted on 09/28/2014 7:50:43 AM PDT by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Hard to argue with that! Give me 20 minutes to bug out before you push the red button, though, would ya? LOL!


24 posted on 09/28/2014 8:25:39 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: VRW Conspirator

Or any citizen with a YouTube account.


25 posted on 09/28/2014 8:53:06 AM PDT by rabidralph
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To: DuncanWaring

Where’s her apology?


26 posted on 09/28/2014 9:43:19 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Hah!

Apology?

From a Democrat?

Surely you jest!


27 posted on 09/28/2014 9:47:40 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: samtheman

It’s in their DNA. Liars become liberals and democRATS by default.


28 posted on 09/28/2014 2:15:26 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I’d vote for your cat over any of the dems running! :-)


29 posted on 09/29/2014 5:45:41 AM PDT by knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Hey, Mary Burke:

Neenah, Neenah, Neenah!


30 posted on 09/29/2014 5:54:47 AM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: knittnmom

Her platform: “Tuna in every bowl! Free Catnip for all!”

Oops! Looks like my cat IS a Demo-cat, LOL!


31 posted on 09/29/2014 11:56:43 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

LOL!


32 posted on 09/29/2014 11:57:27 AM PDT by knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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