Wisconsin Teachers Union won't participate in statewide task force on school accountability reform

Matthew DeFour:

The state's largest teachers union will not participate in discussions led by Gov. Scott Walker and State Superintendent Tony Evers to develop a new statewide school accountability system.

Instead, starting in September, the Wisconsin Education Association Council will collect input from teachers and communities around the state about their priorities related to school accountability, WEAC president Mary Bell said in a conference call Friday.

Bell said her organization supports Evers, but doesn't trust Walker or Republican legislators on the task force.

"How can we trust the governor to be a credible partner on education issues when they just passed laws to make massive cuts to school funding and silence our voices in schools?" Bell said.

Bryan Kennedy, president of AFT-Wisconsin, said he also declined an invitation to participate.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 22, 2011 9:58 PM
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