{"id":6557,"date":"2017-11-27T14:27:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T20:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2018-08-20T16:24:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T21:24:49","slug":"act-10-legislation-wisconsin-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/act-10-legislation-wisconsin-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! Act 10 was really bad for teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, Scott Walker announced his plan to run for a third term<\/a> as governor of Wisconsin, probably because he realized that there\u2019s still some good stuff out there that he hasn\u2019t fucked up yet. Since taking office in 2010, Walker has defined himself by his ability to ruin<\/a> pretty<\/a> much<\/a> everything<\/a> he can get his hands on. Chief among those is the shitnado known as Act 10<\/a>, a (sadly) career-making piece of legislation for Walker that gutted collective bargaining rights for public employees.<\/p>\n

The effects of Act 10 can be seen everywhere \u2015 but most achingly in Wisconsin\u2019s public schools. A recent study<\/a> by the Center for American Progress Action Fund shows that teachers have seen \u201clower pay [and] reduced health insurance and pension benefits\u201d since Act 10 passed in 2011 and \u201chigher turnover as educators hop from one district to another in search of raises.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benefits paid to Wisconsin teachers have dropped a staggering 21%, from about $28,000 at the time of the bill\u2019s passing to an average of just under $22,000 last year. Today\u2019s teachers are also less experienced: 10.5% of them just flat out left the profession after the 2010-11 school year, and the average exit rate (8.5%) remains higher than pre-Act 10 (6.4% in 2010). This is especially common in rural communities, where many young teachers will stick around for only a year or two before moving to a wealthier district for better pay.<\/p>\n

With Act 10, those rural and often poorer schools have suffered, essentially creating a farm system<\/a> for wealthier districts around the state, kinda like professional baseball. But unlike minor league baseball, which is wacky and enjoyable for the whole family, there\u2019s nothing funny about what\u2019s happening with Wisconsin\u2019s public schools, which were once some of the most envied in the country.<\/p>\n

This all comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear a landmark case<\/a> that could result in a sort of national Act 10. Brought on by some probably Cubs fan named Mark Janus, the case concerns whether non-public sector union members can be required to pay \u201cfair share\u201d fees or if that\u2019s a violation of their First Amendment rights. (Ron Howard voice:<\/em> It\u2019s not.) The result could be a nationwide disaster, crippling public sector unions and, in turn, workers.<\/p>\n

You might not have kids now, but imagine what the state of the workforce will be in a decade or two. Would you want to hire them? What could they accomplish? What couldn\u2019t they? Teachers take enough shit from parents already; they don\u2019t need the state beating them down, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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