Where’s the Bias

Ok, the teachers got a new contract. How did the media spin this.

Cap Times: The contract provides a combined wage and benefit package increase of just slightly over 4 percent each year.

This is what the contract actually says. A total wage and benefits increase of 4% a year over a two year period. You can’t get much more objective than that. Now, for the bias.

Channel 3000: The deal, which the teacher’s union approved last week, will give teachers a 1 percent base salary raise for each of the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years as well as 4 percent raise and a benefits hike. The two-year contract will run from July 1 to June 30, 2009.

OK,  now  Channel 3000 ’s  contract sounds much better to me, but it has no basis in reality. Using the Channel 3000 math, teachers will get a 5% wage hike plus benefits. Channel 3000 you’re dead to me, and to my goggle page as well.

Labor Standards Ordinance

SUPPORT THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ORDINANCE DANE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – THURSDAY JUNE 21st, 7PM, CITY-COUNTY BLD.What Is The Fair Labor Standards Ordinance?

Under the proposed ordinance, Dane County would have the right to refuse bidding or terminate contracts with employers who violate labor laws.

NCLB Propaganda

Wisconsin State Journal

The number of Wisconsin schools failing to meet federal No Child Left Behind standards this year grew from 87 to 95 and includes all four Madison high schools and three middle schools in the Madison, Middleton-Cross Plains and Mount Horeb school districts.

Some may even consider this news worthy of attention, but the truth of the matter is the Journal is just doing its bit to feed the propaganda monster.