Monthly Archives: July 2009
Student Orientation Day Fee, Updated (and updated again)
Update (8/27/2009, 5:15PM): I learned from Asst. Superintendent for Secondary Education Pam Nash, that West will follow the example of the other High Schools and find a way to fund the Freshman Orientation activities and refreshments without charging a fee. … Continue reading
Filed under "education finance", Budget, education, finance, Local News, School Finance
This is Wrong – $5 Freshman Orientation Fee (updated)
Update (8/27/2009, 5:15PM: I learned from Asst. Superintendent for Secondary Education Pam Nash, that West will follow the example of the other High Schools and find a way to fund the Freshman Orientation activities and refreshments without charging a fee. … Continue reading
Filed under "education finance", Best Practices, education, Equity, finance, Local News, School Finance, Uncategorized
3 State Senators and 3 Rolling Stones’ Songs
Statements by three Wisconsin State Senators on education in the 2009-2011 biennial state budget brought to mind three songs by the Rolling Stones, so I’m offering some special dedications. Read, listen, think, act (click on their names to contact the … Continue reading
We are (Still) Not Alone
It has been a long time since there has been a “we are not alone” post, reminding Madison readers that school finance is a state issue and needs a state solution. It has been so long that there are many, … Continue reading
WAES School Funding Reform Update, Week of July 20, 2009
From the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools. Table of contents below (with links to related AMPS posts); PDF of full update here (click and read, good stuff!). State budget dust-up drawing attention to need for reform Evers, new DPI head, … Continue reading
Filed under "education finance", Best Practices, Budget, education, Equity, Local News, School Finance, Take Action
Worth Reading
The School Finance Network (SFN) and the Madison Board of Education released reactions to the education provisions of the recent state budget today. Both are worth reading. The SFN release seeks “Truth in Budgeting” by presenting some “not-so-well-known facts.” The … Continue reading
Before the Teachers Get the Blame
The Wausau Daily Herald has a story up entitled “Removal of state cap on teacher salaries expected to increase taxes.“ The removal of the QEO without comprehensive school funding reform was a bad idea, but it is much too early … Continue reading
Filed under "education finance", Accountability, Budget, Contracts, education, finance, Gimme Some Truth, Local News, School Finance, Take Action
Senator Miller Gets One Thing Right
Senator Mark Miller (D-Monona) issued a statement giving his spin on education funding in the recently passed Wisconsin budget. It is a confusing statement, in that Miller seems to all but ignore the continued shift in funding from the state … Continue reading
Statement from CAST on the MMSD Budget
The school referendum approved overwhelmingly by Madison Metropolitan School District voters in November 2008 was based on a “Partnership Plan” that promised to maintain educational quality, initiate a community-wide strategic planning process, and mitigate the impact on property tax-payers in … Continue reading
Filed under "education finance", Best Practices, Budget, education, finance, Local News, Referenda, referendum, School Finance, Take Action
Three Good Things in the Wisconsin Budget
None of these is directly about education. Closing the Las Vegas Loophole.(technically this was done outside of the budget process). Enabling the creation of Regional Transit Authorities. The final version is far from perfect, but in general a good thing. … Continue reading
Filed under Budget, Local News
