Projected surplus gives governor, Legislature a chance to make a down-payment on undoing mistakes of the past
Wisconsin has a $900 million budget surplus. In part, and in one of the great injustices in state history, it was built on the…
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Use revenue increase to fully fund Wisconsin’s K-12 public schools
Wisconsin now projects a healthy increase in revenue over the next two years. Those hundreds of millions of dollars in additional resources must be…
Read MoreGovernor’s budget starves public schools while choice schools prosper
In an unusual Sunday morning release, Governor Scott Walker unveiled a funding proposal for K-12 public education that will weaken schools and diminish opportunities…
Read MoreCentral Wisconsin school funding reform community group gains support from around the state
Stevens Point – School Funding Reform for Wisconsin, a grassroots community organization based in Stevens Point, is continuing its challenge to state legislators to…
Read MoreEducation leaders call on state to renew Wisconsin’s commitment to public schools
The upcoming release of the governor’s proposed state budget draws our attention to the future, and in particular that of Wisconsin’s children. As a…
Read MoreWisconsin’s public schools are drowning; No better time to use the Rainy Day Fund
The Wisconsin Department of Administration recently sent out a press release praising Gov. Scott Walker for his leadership in making the “largest deposit to…
Read MoreAct 10 savings simply don’t add up
When I hear Gov. Scott Walker’s claims of savings for school districts thanks to Wisconsin Act 10, two adages come to mind. One is…
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Democrats should support public education
Removing the Walker regime is within the grasp of Wisconsin voters. Walker’s policies, if allowed to continue, will make pain and suffering the order…
Read MoreWe need to stop digging the hole deeper
Opportunity to Learn-Wisconsin settled into the United Way of Dane County headquarters in Madison recently to talk about the future of public education. As…
Read MoreOf course money matters in quality education
[show_avatar email=tbeebe@excellentschools.org align=right]Have you noticed that it’s OK to bail out Wall Street with billions of taxpayer dollars, but we can’t “just throw more…
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