A Breath Of Fresh Air...

The discussion of educational spending is becoming a hotter topic by the day... many ultra-conservative voices have tried to crush the discussion by merely stating that it is purely WEAC's fault and that teachers are overpaid and under worked and this will all go away if teachers switch their health care plan to the state one...

Yet such an easy fix is not being accepted by the citizens of Waukesha...why?

The debate keeps popping up...why?

It might be that residents are sick of hearing the sarcastic cynical approach these groups take toward public schools.

Or it is possible that residents are seeing through the "we promote responsible spending and government oversight" line

and reading it for what it really is; "we hate the union and will do anything to cast blame upon our teachers because they get a great benefits package".

Or it might be that Waukesha's citizens realize that it is only a temporary fix to a long term problem.

It is probably a mixture of these reasons that is causing citizens to tune out the grouchy conservatives and work towards a constructive solution when it comes to saving our schools.

And yes I say saving our schools, because we in Waukesha are reaching that point.

$3 million dollars of eliminations (programs and services) a year is not exactly an equation for a thriving school district.

And each year that a solution is postponed due to the stalemate in Madison's politics, opportunities are denied to future generations of students. Maybe it's a class they never got to take, or an inspiring teacher who has been moved or cut from the district.

True Conservatives, Moderates, and Progressives are beginning to work together because we realize that the situation we are in is not cutting it.

Trust me I am not a fan of the union by any means, but I am also not a fan of blaming a statewide problem on one party when it really won't fix the problem.

We need a new funding formula for the public schools! Period.

Props to Sondy Pope Roberts for her Joint Resolution 27 that at least gives representatives a goal to shoot for the new formula... little steps give way to giant leaps.