Message delivered to Legislature:
Change the school-funding system
April 21 hearing will be historic day for school-funding reformers
On April 21 the Assembly Education Committee will hold a public hearing on the School Finance Network’s (SFN) funding plan. This momentous occasion is a significant step along the way to replacing Wisconsin’s school-funding system with a plan that actually works for kids, schools, and communities.
The committee will be gaveled to order by chairperson Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts, from Middleton, at 1 p.m., in Room 413 North of the State Capitol. Committee members will be hearing testimony from students, parents, taxpayers, and educators from around the state and from members of the School Finance Network, including WAES.
SFN’s reform plan, two years in the making, was rolled out around the state during 10 press conferences early in the month of February. The plan was put together to hold the line on property taxes, be accountable to taxpayers and students, and to link revenue to the needs of students and their schools.
It will be a public session of the committee and everyone is invited to sit in. If you plan to attend-or even if you don’t-you should contact your elected state officials and ask them to be there.