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Wisconsin

riversedge

(70,077 posts) Tue Jan 5, 2016, 07:24 AM Jan 2016

State aid to schools declined by $1.1 billion under Walker; choice funding rose 77%.

Spud Lovr ?@SpudLovr 8h8 hours ago

State aid to schools declined by $1.1 billion under Walker; choice funding rose 77%. http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2016/01/04/schools-challenged-by-declining-state-aid/ … #wiunion #wiright #wipolitics
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State aid to schools declined by $1.1 billion under Walker; choice funding rose 77%. (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2016 OP

Education "reform" was never about education. It's about looting education budgets. Scuba Jan 2016 #1

You are absolutely correct, and the next "reform" will involve the Wisconsin State Retirement System Still In Wisconsin Jan 2016 #3

WASB is on record denouncing this, but republicans don't listen AllyCat Jan 2016 #2

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Education "reform" was never about education. It's about looting education budgets.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jan 5, 2016, 09:53 AM

Jan 2016

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)

3. You are absolutely correct, and the next "reform" will involve the Wisconsin State Retirement System

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 5, 2016, 04:14 PM

Jan 2016

I am told the first or near first order of business in the next legislative session will be to make all funds in the (fully funded) state pensions fund available for use/reallocation in other areas such as transportation, economic development and tax relief, and to privatize what's left. You know, all in the name of "reform." That's right, Scott Walker gets to confiscate state workers' retirement savings and hand the money out to his wealthy donors!

AllyCat

(16,140 posts)

2. WASB is on record denouncing this, but republicans don't listen

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jan 5, 2016, 10:19 AM

Jan 2016

The whole thing has been opened up for the vulture corporate schools to feed on the remains.

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