U.S. Sen. Johnson: Statement on Tillerson Confirmation

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this Wednesday after voting to confirm Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State: “Rex Tillerson’s extensive private sector experience provides a unique perspective and should prove valuable in his role as Secretary of State.

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Holtz campaign: Outlines plan to immediately eliminate Common Core in Wisconsin

Contact: Brit Schiel DrHoltz4Kids@Kidservative.org (Beloit, WI) – Dr. Lowell Holtz, candidate for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced today his plan to completely eliminate Common Core from Wisconsin’s education curriculum. His plan is designed to be implemented immediately, and does not require time or bureaucratic posturing to implement. “Originally, Common

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Evers campaign: Despite previously supporting and testifying in favor of the Common Core, today John P. Humphries rolled out his plan to replace it

Contact: Amanda L. Brink, tonyforwisconsin@gmail.com Madison — In a livestreamed press conference this morning, Humphries stated he will devise a two year process and bring in national and state experts to develop new Wisconsin standards. Common Core has been adopted at the local level by over 400 school districts in Wisconsin,

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Advocates largely praise Walker’s rural schools plan

Gov. Scott Walker announced plans to pump more money into rural schools as he begins to roll out key parts of the two-year state budget plan he’ll unveil next week. The rural schools initiative would amount to about $66.5 million in additional funding in the upcoming budget. Walker laid out

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Statement on Tillerson Confirmation

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this Wednesday after voting to confirm Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State: “Rex Tillerson’s extensive private sector experience provides a unique perspective and should prove valuable in his role as Secretary of State. I was happy to vote to confirm Mr. Tillerson today

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Speaker Ryan: Statement on Meeting with Israeli Speaker Yuli Edelstein

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after meeting with Israeli Speaker Yuli Edelstein: “After visiting Speaker Edelstein in Jerusalem last year, it was a privilege to host him at the U.S. Capitol this afternoon. I reiterated my steadfast support for Israel’s security and her inalienable right to

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Rep. Felkowski: Statement on Governor Walker’s K-12 Proposal

Madison- Representative Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) issued the following statement on the Governor’s K-12 Proposal for the 2017-19 Biennial Budget: “I applaud Governor Walker’s focus on rural districts in his K-12 education proposal. The work of the Rural Initiative, the Rural Task Force, and my rural colleagues has certainly increased more

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Holtz campaign: Statement Regarding Governor Walker’s Rural Schools Proposal

(Beloit, WI) – Dr. Lowell Holtz, candidate for Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction, made the following statement in regard to Governor Walker’s proposal today for rural schools in Wisconsin. Dr. Lowell Holtz: “I appreciate Governor Walker’s understanding of, and his commitment to, the needs of Wisconsin’s rural school children. His

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Wisconsin Working Families Party: Endorses Evers for WI’s top education post

Contact: Marina Dimitrijevic marina@workingfamilies.org MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Working Families Party has endorsed Tony Evers for his third term as Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Wisconsin Working Families Party’s board cited his advocacy for public schools and Wisconsin’s nearly 900,000 students, as well as his work in combating the

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