Keep School Spending in Check

A reader forwarded this Wisconsin State Journal Editorial:

You have to wonder if the members of the Madison School Board couldn't benefit from a remedial math course.

Last week, with the School District facing the prospect of having to cut $3.1 million from its budget, the School Board voted to add $651,400 in spending.

No wonder frustrated School Board member Bill Keys felt compelled to warn: "We have a serious financial problem on our hands. I do think the community and the board is in a kind of denial."

Keys' words deserve the attention of taxpayers not only in Madison but also throughout a majority of school districts in Wisconsin. Any district that denies the looming threats to its budget risks paying a stiff price.

School boards face uncertain budget circumstances. Schools will benefit from an increase in state spending on education in the next state budget. But how big the increase will be remains undecided.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 30, 2005 6:16 AM
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