How about private funding for public education? How about private funding for public education?

Milwaukee Teacher Thomas Biel:

The 2008 budget for a cash-strapped Milwaukee Public Schools comes in at $1.2 billion. What is so staggering about that amount is that the amount turns out to be minimal operating cost.

Throwing more money into the pot does not guarantee improved cooking. As long as a reasonable amount of money is made available, good management, excellent leadership, skillful workers and societal support are still the keys to success.

However, if we are in the business of improving the product, more financial resources are essential.

If the public is tapped out, then public education needs to tap into the private sector. The private sector of society should be asked to kick in more money. Basically, public education needs to do more to build bridges to private business and the private sector needs to do more to fund public education.

Why? Because it's good business.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 4, 2007 12:00 AM
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