Education cuts may be the focus of those generating Gov. Scott Walker’s recall election, but new evidence shows his supporters have the better argument for education saving the state’s budget. Most recently, the Republican governor’s office revised how public schools and technical colleges can calculate inflation-based teacher raises, altering the definition of “base salary” to exclude higher automatic pay for accumulating degrees. Changes like this have helped move the state budget from a deficit above $3 billion to a state surplus, substantially through education cuts, restructuring how schools can manage their finances, and reallocating money. The Wisconsin Department of Administration expects the state to complete its current two-year budget cycle with funds to spare—enough so that approximately $265 million can move to the state’s rainy day fund for the first time in a decade. Focusing on Teacher Merit Walker spoke to the state Republican convention in Green Bay on May 12,...