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How's that new law in Wisconsin working out?
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01/07/2011 16:17:25
Mike Cole
Yellow Lab Technologies
Stanley, Iowa, United States
 
 
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How's that new law in Wisconsin working out?
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It's still early but at least residents of one school district seem pleased.

From the linked article:
''The Kaukauna School District, in the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin near Appleton, has about 4,200 students and about 400 employees. It has struggled in recent times and this year faced a deficit of $400,000. But after the law went into effect, at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, school officials put in place new policies they estimate will turn that $400,000 deficit into a $1.5 million surplus. And it's all because of the very provisions that union leaders predicted would be disastrous.

In the past, teachers and other staff at Kaukauna were required to pay 10 percent of the cost of their health insurance coverage and none of their pension costs. Now, they'll pay 12.6 percent of the cost of their coverage (still well below rates in much of the private sector) and also contribute 5.8 percent of salary to their pensions. The changes will save the school board an estimated $1.2 million this year, according to board President Todd Arnoldussen.''

To read how some of the other provisions of the bill affects teachers, school districts, and tax payers, read the linked article.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2011/06/union-curbs-rescue-wisconsin-school-district
Very fitting: http://xkcd.com/386/
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