#AB1 Assembly Education Committee Public hearing Jan 14 Tue. what a joke!!

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Search for @WI_Soapbox or @rebeccakemble & #AB1 at Assembly Education Committee.

Pretty good moment by moment coverage

Soapbox had some funny comments. Apparently--the Republican Chair, Rep. Thiesfeldt was not as prepared as he should have been for the hearing.



Mandela Barnes ?@TheOtherMandela

The Assembly Committee on Education is now meeting to discuss #AB1. The hearing will stream live @ http://www.wiseye.org/Programming/VideoArchive/EventDetail.aspx?evhdid=9468 …
http://www.wiseye.org/Programming/VideoArchive/EventDetail.aspx?evhdid=9468


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Erin Richards @emrichards · 9h 9 hours ago

@MilwaukeeMPS Darienne Driver: "I’m disappointed I’m the first practitioner speaking today after almost 5 hours of testimony." #AB1
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WI Soapbox @WI_Soapbox · 9h 9 hours ago

Yet again, Rep. Thiesfeldt showing how he would never be able to manage a room of 30+ students in a public school. "I need a report"
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WI Soapbox @WI_Soapbox · 11h 11 hours ago

Rep. Thiesfelt again failing to understand that removing schools from districts with only 1-2 schools has implications


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WI Soapbox @WI_Soapbox ·

What you're seeing right here folks, is 100% why Milwaukee get's treated differently, they want to privatize us at the end of the day.

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Rebecca Kemble @rebeccakemble ·

@JeffPertl "Public education is under control of the DPI, private education is not. How do you create a fair system?" #AB1



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WI Soapbox @WI_Soapbox · 11h 11 hours ago

Rep Thiesfeldt is watching attentively to Pertl like he's never heard any of this before. Or maybe he's amazed that people can talk normally

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WI Soapbox @WI_Soapbox · 12h 12 hours ago

Ohhhh lord. Rep. Thiesfeldt trying to side-step why SB 286 wasn't palpable in fall 2013 and blew up in winter 2014. He taught history?



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WI Soapbox @WI_Soapbox ·

Shorter Rep. Pope - You should've asked those of us who spent hours on this in 2011... And 2013...


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WI Soapbox @WI_Soapbox ·

Rep. Thiesfeldt has been grilled for about 90 minutes now and done nothing but make many of the public school advocates in this room sigh


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MissPronouncer ?@MissPronouncer

.@RepGenrich (D-GB) tells @Thiesfeldt the bill has "real flaws" in its construction. Says chair didn't communicate well to get input on #AB1



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WI Soapbox ?@WI_Soapbox

So... Why in the hell was this bill released if so much is being eliminated or changed, like the Academic Review Board?
McFarland, WI


AND:

....There were other signs Wednesday that Republicans in the Assembly still haven't fully worked out their proposal.

Thiesfeldt said he hasn't determined who would take ownership of a public school building if it's converted to an independent charter school. He said the school building could potentially be rented by the charter school..............


http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/assembly-gop-drops-key-provision-of-school-accountability-bill-b99426083z1-288555201.html

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1. comments about Common Core

Wisconsin GOP follows
Nolan McNamee ?@nolantmac Jan 13

I really question if @GovWalker is against #CommonCore when he wants #AB1 to pass, which would enshrine the CC assessments. #StopCommonCore
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Jenn ?@JennJacques Jan 13

#WI needs to hold @GovWalker accountable on #CommonCore We do NOT support #AB1 @ScottWalker #ListenUp @SpeakerVos

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2. GOP drops key provision of Assembly accountability bill--Milw Journ Sent

Seems this was published by Milw Journal Sent just before meeting on Tues!
But link leads to updated after the meeting article.


Erin Richards ?@emrichards 13h13 hours ago

Assembly GOP drops key provision of school accountability bill, right before hearing on bill: http://goo.gl/dUwp7U #ab1



GOP drops key provision of Assembly accountability bill

By NewsHub @newshub

Assembly Republicans dropped from its school accountability bill a proposed Academic Review Board that ran into immediate criticism from both liberals and conservatives over its makeup.
View on web

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3. MJS: All-day hearing on Assembly education bill bares political differences

All-day hearing on Assembly education bill bares political differences
By Erin Richards and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel
Updated: 9:08 p.m.



............At the start of the hearing Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers and state officials immediately pinpointed issues lacking clarification in the bill, such as the financial, legal and even property implications of shutting down the state's poorest-performing public schools after seven years and turning them into charter schools.

The Academic Review Board the bill proposed ran into immediate criticism from liberals and conservatives over its makeup. It would have assigned letter grades of A through F to all publicly funded schools in the state and then laid out eventual penalties for those receiving D's and F's.
Rare moment of unity

Instead, that work would be done by inserting concrete language into the bill itself and by leaving other tasks up to the state Department of Public Instruction, lead sponsor Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac) told reporters before the Assembly Education Committee hearing.

Thiesfeldt said during the hearing that he didn't like the idea of a board either, and included it only to appeal to Senate Republicans, who he said indicated they wanted it................




http://media.jrn.com/images/200*304/b99426083z.1_20150114210712_000_gfm9hje5.1-0.jpg


Journal Sentinel files
State Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt

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4. GOP -Rep. Murphy: If teachers didn't inflate grades, we wouldn't be here right now.

Looking at his votes---Murphy is a Walker puppet!




Monologues O'Dissent ?@Dissentologue 7h7 hours ago

Rep. Murphy: If teachers didn't inflate grades, we wouldn't be here right now. #AB1



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State Assembly (WI) - District 56, Republican


http://votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/140646/dave-murphy/#.VLdfMiyrGBs

Dave Murphy has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Dave Murphy is still welcome to submit the test at any time.

What is the Political Courage Test?

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5. Repubs in total damage control mode, will re-write bill with no public hearing for new bill.

Keep Wisconsin Blue and 2 others retweeted
Aaron Camp ?@AaronApolloCamp 14h14 hours ago

Summary of Wisconsin #AB1 public hearing: Repubs in total damage control mode, will re-write bill with no public hearing for new bill. #fail

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6. WI SCHOOL PRIVATIZATION BILL-GOP drops key provision of bill just before hearing on bill

bluecheddar1 ?@bluecheddar1 19h19 hours ago

WI SCHOOL PRIVATIZATION BILL/ MT @emrichards: GOP drops key provision of bill just before hearing on bill http://goo.gl/dUwp7U /s/1A6h #ab1


GOP drops key provision of Assembly accountability bill

By NewsHub @newshub

Assembly Republicans dropped from its school accountability bill a proposed Academic Review Board that ran into immediate criticism from both liberals and conservatives over its makeup.
View on web



All-day hearing on Assembly education bill bares political differences
By Erin Richards and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel
Jan. 14, 2015

............Before the hearing about the contentious school accountability bill even started, Assembly Republicans dropped one of its key provisions: a new state board that would have played a key role in the oversight process.............




.........There were other signs Wednesday that Republicans in the Assembly still haven't fully worked out their proposal.

Thiesfeldt said he hasn't determined who would take ownership of a public school building if it's converted to an independent charter school. He said the school building could potentially be rented by the charter school.

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7. "You don't figure out the solutions before knowing what the problems are. You do root cause analysis

Rebecca Kemble tweeted thoughout most of the unprepared hearing:



Rebecca Kemble @rebeccakemble · 11h 11 hours ago

Aaaaaaand 11.5 hours after it started, the crazy public hearing on the non bill #AB1 is concluded.
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Rebecca Kemble @rebeccakemble · 11h 11 hours ago

"You don't figure out the solutions before knowing what the problems are. You do root cause analysis first." #AB1
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Rebecca Kemble @rebeccakemble · 11h 11 hours ago

"Is this really for kids or is it for major campaign donors like American Federation for Children. They can't be trusted to be honest." #AB1

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8. Rep. Theisfeldt proves his ignorance on education operations and funding every time he speaks

Rebecca Kemble favorited
Monologues O'Dissent ?@Dissentologue 20h20 hours ago

Rep. Theisfeldt proves his ignorance on education operations and funding every time he speaks #ab1
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Rebecca Kemble ?@rebeccakemble 20h20 hours ago

.@RepChrisSinicki says testimony so far confirms her suspicion that #AB1 is a thinly-veiled attempt to wholly privatize @MilwaukeeMPS

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9. My favorite question during the hearings...

Last edited Thu Jan 15, 2015, 01:47 PM - Edit history (2)

Tweet from Milwaukee Teacher's Education Association:
"Rep Mandela Barnes just asked AB1 bill's author if a private school is failing under his bill can the school be converted to a public school?"

Kudos to Rep. Barnes!

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10. I reviewed these statements briefly to look for the main points, and concluded that those demanding

more accountability, from a work force put in charge of over testing and over measuring inane outcomes of achievement, do not have their act together. I hope this double standard is so transparent that this will be the reason this double standard will not be allowed.

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11. Senate Democrats Push for Real Accountability for Voucher Schools

Repugs obviously made fools of themselves Tuesday but will it matter in the end?? Sorry, but I am so down right now.


Dems tried to get their points in that day. But I do not think the #Koch funded Repugs were listening.


http://newiprogressive.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&view=entry&id=174&Itemid=63



Senate Democrats Push for Real Accountability for Voucher Schools
Bob Kiefert, Editor
Posted by Bob Kiefert, Editor on Wednesday, 07 January 2015 in Wisconsin Views


MADISON - Senate Democrats announced today introduction of legislation to protect voucher schools students, and their parents as well as taxpayers by requiring real accountability measures for schools that participate in the taxpayer funded private voucher school program.

The legislation being introduced by Senators Nikiya Harris-Dodd and Chris Larson would require voucher schools to hire licensed teachers, conduct criminal background checks on their teachers and administrators, meet basic graduation standards and be based in Wisconsin.

dave-hansen“For too long we have seen how the lack of strong accountability standards for voucher schools has cost students, families and taxpayers,” said Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay). “We can no longer afford to keep investing tax dollars into a private school program that is unaccountable to taxpayers and that has produced so many expensive failures.”

Taxpayers gave over $139 million dollars to fifty voucher schools that ultimately were barred from receiving taxpayer support after they failed to meet minimal existing requirements. Still others have closed costing state taxpayers millions and leaving families who put their trust in them out in the cold..................