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Why so many school districts are in money trouble-New survey exposes large gap between revenue limits and ‘cost-to-continue’
Nov. 8, 2005
No wonder so many school districts are in a financial squeeze. The typical district in Wisconsin has to deal with a built-in annual deficit of 1.7%, a gap that forces cuts in staffing, programs, maintenance, and/or purchasing, according to a new survey of district superintendents by the Institute for Wisconsin's Future (IWF). Details are in a new, short IWF report, Death by a Thousand Cuts: How Wisconsin’s Revenue Limits Erode the Budgets of Public Schools.

Task Force did good things for children, schools; Walk on the Child's Side supports recommendations (WAES)
June 23, 2004
The Governor's Task Force on Educational Excellence has redirected Wisconsin's school funding debate in the right direction, by putting the emphasis on adequate funding for academic programs to improve educational opportunities for all Wisconsin children.

Walkers en route to Madison and school-finance reform (WAES)
June 8, 2004
Everything was perfect on Monday, June 7, for opening day of the Walk on the Child's Side, an 18-day, 252-mile march of grassroots activists for school-finance reform in Wisconsin.

Burmaster's State Aid Initiative Helps Rural Schools (WAES)
June 7, 2004
The Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools applauds State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster's "Advancing Rural Wisconsin" initiative, as a significant step toward addressing the financial problems facing many rural school districts.

Join the walk for our children's futures (WAES)
May 26, 2004
Thousands of parents, students, educator and taxpayers are lining up to be part of the fourth Walk on the Child's Side, an 18-day, 250-mile march for school-finance reform.

Statewide Study on School Finance Sheds Light on Conditions of Urban, Suburban, and Rural School Districts
Feburary 26, 2004
Wisconsin policymakers are poised to overhaul the K-12 public school-finance system, and the decisions they make will have an impact on our children for well over the next decade. Most of Wisconsin's 426 school districts are in financial crises, and it's crucial that a new state finance system meets their diverse needs. A new report from the Institute for Wisconsin's Future presents in-depth data on economic, geographic, and demographic factors and their unique impact on the various types of school districts throughout the state.

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