Still no state budget - some might think that's not necessarily a bad thing, but when it comes to public K-12 education - it IS a huge deal.
Now districts all over the state have to choose between cutting programs (which have already been in place since the 1st week of school) or raise local property taxes.
Since the legislators missed their statutory deadline, therefore breaking the law, why can't we just throw the entire useless bunch in jail?
Using public education as a pawn in this crappity-crap-crap partisan debate is immoral and sickening to me.
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Cutting programs?
Before the school year started the budget was not completed.
Why in heaven's name would any school start a new program when they did not have the funding for the program yet?
The same programs funded last year will be funded this year.
Inflation possibly?
Sure- but inflations costs are pretty low. This should make the school tax levy increase low.
More students?
Sure that is also possible. How many more students does Racine have compared to last year?
By the way, 70 legislators in the Assembly, both Republicans and Democrats, bent over backwards to give the schools more money this year.
Talk to the leadership in the Senate, who refused to bring this to a vote.
Talk to the governor, who promised to veto the legislation, further discouraging the senate from bringing it to a vote.
I agree with you. This should have been handled. Once this was handled, they could go back to playing politics.
First off, thanks for your insight and comment – sometimes I feel like I’m just talking to myself here.
Secondly, I was aware of the 70 Assembly members extending the olive branch, so to speak, in funding the schools and municipalities across the state – so I guess my beef isn’t with them – but more with the Senate and the governor.
Regarding your comment about cutting programs, I think I need to clarify my original comments. I was not speaking of NEW programs; I was referring to existing programs. If the school district decides not to levy more in taxes, existing programs could very well be cut. More art teachers and music teachers or other “non-essential” electives could very well be cut.
Besides, since the state budget is a biennial one and schools need to be open by September 1st every year- plans need to be made way before the deadlines, and schools do sometimes include items in their budget without knowing if they in fact will receive the money. Not a smart move, but K-12 funding is often a gamble.
How many years has the governor actually lived up to the 2/3 funding that was promised in previous years – granted RUSD and MPS usually get their share but at the expense of other districts across the state.
I agree with you, the whole thing is a freaking mess.
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