Gov. Walker wants to salvage the school accountability bill after Thursday's vote cancellation

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MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday he is working to salvage a school accountability bill that has been pulled from a scheduled vote after encountering resistance from both public and private school advocates.

Sen. Luther Olsen, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, said Wednesday that he canceled a Thursday vote on the bill because “we don’t have enough votes to pass it.”

Olsen, R-Ripon, told reporters he did not know if the bill would return this year.

The current version of the bill, first introduced last fall, would revamp the state’s report card system, require persistently low-performing public schools to close or be turned into independent charter schools, and subject voucher schools to state oversight, among other things.

Walker said Wednesday he is committed to having a school accountability bill passed this session and that his office has begun talking with legislative leaders about a compromise. He said the Olsen legislation could serve as a starting point for the discussion, but he didn’t have specific changes in mind.

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1. most likely, Walker already has a campaign ad made up

and if no movement on this issue, he will not be able to use it!!