Reclaim Wisconsin Tour & March

Reclaim Wisconsin Tour Dates & Locations

• Wed. Feb. 15:     La Crosse - Copeland Park - 1130 Copeland Park Drive, 5:30pm
• Wed. Feb. 22:     Wausau, Wausau Labor Temple - 318 S. 3rd Ave 5:30pm
• Thurs. Feb. 23:   Eau Claire Phoenix Park Pavilion, Riverfront Terrace, 5:30pm
• Mon. Feb. 27:     Kaukauna UA Local 400 - 2700 Northridge Drive, 5:30pm
• Mon. March 5:    Racine Monument Square - Main & 5th Street,5:30pm
• Wed. March 7:    Milwaukee Serb Hall - 5101 West Oklahoma Avenue, 7:00pm
• Fri. March 9:       Madison Capitol - Candlelight Vigil 6:00pm
• Sat. March 10:    Madison Capitol "Reclaim Wisconsin March at the Capitol" – Rally 1:00pm

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Wisconsin jobs: A numbers game

Written by

Clay Barbour

Wisconsin State Journal

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The Department of Workforce Development will release job numbers next month that could be the most anticipated statistics of Gov. Scott Walker’s short tenure.

If the January and February numbers show Wisconsin lost another 4,500 positions, the state will — on paper — have fewer jobs now than before Walker took office.

That could be a big blow for a governor who once joked that he’d tattoo “250,000 jobs” on the foreheads of his cabinet secretaries to remind them of the administration’s raison d’etre.

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The New Haven Experiment

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

Published: February 15, 2012

The breakthrough experiment in New Haven offers a glimpse of an education future that is less rancorous. It’s a tribute to the savvy of Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers and as shrewd a union leader as any I’ve seen. She realized that the unions were alienating their allies, and she is trying to change the narrative.

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Obama to promote job training at community college

By KIMBERLY HEFLING

WASHINGTON

President Barack Obama wants community colleges and businesses to work together to train 2 million workers in high-growth industries, and on Monday will request $8 billion to create a fund to encourage the effort.

Obama's plan, to be spelled out at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., is called the "Community College to Career Fund," the White House said. It would seek to train workers within areas such as health care, transportation and advanced manufacturing, and would be administered by the Education and Labor departments.

The proposed fund is part of a new budget Obama is sending to Congress. It aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. In an election year with a gridlocked Congress, nearly every aspect of the budget will face tough scrutiny.

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