UW-Madison announces Teacher Pledge program extension through 2029
The donor-funded program pays tuition and other expenses for teaching students if they commit to working in Wisconsin schools after graduation.
The donor-funded program pays tuition and other expenses for teaching students if they commit to working in Wisconsin schools after graduation.
The bill’s authors are ‘intentionally trying to pit parents against teachers,’ one expert says.
‘We aren’t talking about politics, we’re talking about kids,’ says Heather DuBois Bourenane, executive director of Wisconsin Public Education Network.
‘Teachers have never been paid enough. And they’re definitely not paid enough right now,’ a Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction spokesperson said.
Republican state lawmakers are furious.