Posted on 07/11/2015 4:11:24 PM PDT by PROCON
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is poised to win a huge victory on education as the state legislature passed a budget that repeals state tenure guarantees while also slashing the budget of the University of Wisconsin.
The victory was enunciated by the acquiescence of the university, which recognized its defeat by passing a spending plan that implements Walker’s cuts. All that remains is for Walker to consummate his victory by affixing his signature to the budget.
The two-year, $73 billion budget approved Thursday makes a host of changes Walker has sought in the realm of education. Wisconsin’s school voucher program is expanded, and $250 million in funding is taken from the University of Wisconsin. That’s down from the $300 million cut Walker originally sought, but still a substantial haircut.
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I'm a Ted Cruz guy, but let's give credit where it's due.
Great job Governor Walker!
Liberal professor's heads exploding tonight all over Madistan.
Dude still needs to shitcan dayspring
Good for him. Universities are nothing but liberal jobs programs where liberal professors do little to earn 6 figure salaries. All the while poisoning the minds of young students.
Cruz/Walker for me.
We’re picking away at the universities here in Michigan as well. There was legislation recently introduced to open public university board meetings to the public.
And, now, Monday he can announce... Finally.
Walker is leading the polls here in Michigan BTW.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/07/06/gop-poll/29770635/
Ditto
Dayspring’s hire after what happened in Mississippi makes me question Walker’s judgement.
He had already hired/fired an open borders communications lady after it was exposed.
WOOHOO!!! Go WALKER! Wish we had some of that in PA....
It’s time to break the government-education-media complex! Good job, Governor Walker!
Keeping WI safe from 996 college professors who have tenure. Yeh lets all elect him President. LOL!
Huge victory means winning over a Democrat majority. In actuality, it should be a major change in how monies are spend and accounted for. Never happen here or anywhere else it seems!
We seem to continually rate politicians for little achievements instead of major policy changes. I guess that is politics as usual..Of course!
We have so little to cheer for so small changes are celebrated!
He’s done a terrific job and keeps doing it.
Very admirable candidate.
What you said.
I, too, am a big Cruz guy, but Walker seems to be doing a real good job up there. I think it’s crazy that Cruz and Walker supporters are arguing here - we should both agree that the other guy is a whole lot better than Tennessee Jeb or Ricky Ricardo or squirrel eater or most of the others.
I’m with you - GREAT WORK WALKER, but stay in Madison for now and get your positions on national issues buttoned up a bit more, particularly on Amnesty. Instead of trusting Republican ‘advisers’ (most of them gay, by the way), try trusting the people that have elected you, and even many of the people that voted against you.
Instead of telling you what the Republican ‘advisers’ (most of them gay, by the way) have been telling you, you’ll find that virtually EVERY REPUBLICAN VOTER is against Open Borders and even the majority of Democrat voters are against Open Borders. It’s critical that you understand that these Republican ‘advisers’ (most of them gay, by the way) are a 5th Column and are not acting either in your interest or the country’s interest.
...then come back and run when you’re up to speed on what Republicans VOTERS want, rather than what the Republican ‘advisers’ (most of them gay, by then way) want.
I'm not sure what impact this will have. Presumably those who have already won tenure can't have it removed without cause so it would affect future hires or tenure-track faculty who have not yet been awarded tenure. Private universities will not be affected. If a public university wanted to keep its tenure policies unchanged, how does this budget prevent them from doing so?
I think Walker is making them quake because he is attacking some of the foundations of the Left, namely Union membership, Union dues and University tenure. These are the first steps in changing the culture.
And the Left is all the more outraged because the person having so much success isn’t a college graduate!
I think Walker is making them quake because he is attacking some of the foundations of the Left, namely Union membership, Union dues and University tenure. These are the first steps in changing the culture.
And the Left is all the more outraged because the person having so much success isn’t a college graduate!
Walker is a huge Chamber of Commerce guy.
Some of what he is trying to do is clearly going to please us, but the total agenda is going to set up the GOPe to destroy conservative politics.
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Cruz or lose! (our last chance)
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Who pissed in your Corn Flakes?
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