Of Course It’s About the Money, Not Real Reform

(Sung to the tune of "Whatever Lola Wants" from Damn Yankees)

Whatever WEAC wants...WEAC gets.  And little tax dollar, little WEAC wants you.

When you have WASB; the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, calling foul on something, it's usually a good time to realize WEAC has gone even too far for their local puppets.  Which what they appear to have Governor Jim Doyle, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WEAC, and the state legislature about to do in this 'reform' of the state's teaching laws designed to get more federal stimulus money.

A prohibition on using student test results to evaluate teachers would be removed under a proposal backed by Gov. Jim Doyle as a way to ensure Wisconsin can qualify for federal Race to the Top stimulus money.

While the bill before state lawmakers would remove the prohibition on using the data, teachers could not be disciplined or fired based on the test results.

That limitation caused the state's school board association to oppose the change Monday. It also resulted in questions from state lawmakers about whether the change goes far enough to meet eligibility requirements under the federal grant program.

The state teachers' union supports the measure as written and opposes student test data being used to evaluate teachers.

(Emphasis Mine)

Of course the state teachers' union supports the measure as written.  They were likely in the room writing it.