In his 2010 campaign for governor, Scott Walker emphasized holding down local school costs and creating efficiencies in local government.

One proposal from Walker was on mediation-arbitration, the process used to settle labor disputes over wages, benefits and working conditions when unions and management could not agree on a contract.

Echoing a common complaint by local officials, Walker said he wanted to ensure that "local economic factors” and other "common sense” factors were considered when arbitrators selected from among the final offers by teachers" unions and school boards.

In other words, does the school district have the ability to pay?

Most arbitration hearings are decided on which offer is most comparable to settlements in other districts.

Once elected, Walker rendered the arbitration system moot for all but police, fire and transit workers in government jobs. His overhaul of the collective bargaining system eliminated the arbitration system for most workers, at the same time it eliminated benefits as a subject of bargaining and greatly limited bargaining on wages.

Walker's stated intent in making his promise was to give local districts financial control and lower costs.

His controversial limits on collective bargaining accomplished that on a grander scale than he promised when discussing mediation and arbitration.

He took a far more dramatic and sweeping route to get there: He didn't just change the arbitration rules, he wiped them out for teachers.

This goes down as a Promise Kept.